Baschel was born in a bomb shelter near Berlin on May 13, 1944, before the smoke of World War II had cleared. Without a father, he and his two younger brothers relied on their mother's labor.
Bashir’s academic performance was mediocre, but he had great ambitions since he was a child. According to a person who has known Bashir since he was a boy, Bashir "has been determined to become federal prime minister since he was 18 years old. To this end, he is willing to do anything." Power is often like opium, which has a huge appeal to some people.
This goal led to Bashir's political precocity. He served as a student representative in high school and became involved in politics. He joined the Youth League, the youth organization of the CDU, at the age of 16. He joined the CDU at the age of 18. He became the state chairman of the Youth League at the age of 23. He was elected as the state vice-president of the CDU at the age of 25. He became a state legislator at the age of 27. He was elected as the 29th governor of the Christian Democratic Union and became the youngest minister of finance and interior in West Germany at the age of 35. In 1982, when Stoltenberg, the governor of Schleswig, was promoted to the federal minister of finance, he became the governor of the state. He was 38 years old.
Political ambitions made Bashir’s study focus very clear. He majored in law and political science and earned dual doctorates. The topic he chose for his doctoral thesis in political science was "The Position of the Governor of Stonehall State, Particularly Concerning the Theory of the Separation of the Three Powers of Government". This education proved instrumental in his subsequent use of his power
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He was a self-made icon among Stonehall Kiwanis, especially among young people. He carefully maintained this image of himself. For this reason, he would rather endure the occasional aches and pains than stand upright for hours at mass gatherings. For him, power is far more important than his own life
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Baschel said that his childhood suffering created his "reflective" and "humble" character. But some newspapers said of him that he was a loudmouth who never hesitated or blushed when presenting himself as a leader in public. In the state he governs, he listens to only one person: Stoltenberg, the former governor and federal finance minister who carefully groomed him.
Bashe has a strong political ambition. The advantages of age, a smooth political career and an indomitable drive make him rarely think about the difficulties he will encounter in the future. This experience and character determine that once he realizes that someone will become his political opponent, he will do whatever it takes to impress him.
In 1987, Stonehall entered an election year. As the state parliamentary elections approached, Basche suddenly saw a huge threat in the form of Bj?rn Enholm.
Basche served as governor of Schleswig-Holstein for five years, but the governorship was just a starting point for him. He was never content with being a local official; he wanted to go to Bonn, to become a member of parliament, a minister and prime minister. He spent half his life working towards this goal. He is very optimistic about this state election. He has long considered how to deal with Enholm's threat.
Enholm is a descendant of Swedish immigrants. He is 50 years old and a Social Democrat. He joined the Social Democratic Party in 1962 and holds "center-left" views. His work ability was appreciated by the then Federal Chancellor Schmidt, and he was promoted to Federal Minister of Education in 1981. After the SPD fell from power, Einholm returned to Kiel in 1983 to compete with Baschel for the governorship.
Schoenherr was originally the territory of the Christian Democratic Union, which has been in power here for 37 years. Normally, the Social Democrats have little hope of winning here. But Enholm's smile gave him the impression of a "moderate" politician, so he was ranked in some polls in categories such as "favorable," "attractive" and "moderate." The CDU and SPD rated politicians as "moderate". As a result, Enholm scores higher than Bashir in some polls, such as on the image tests of "favorability," "attractiveness" and "moderateness." This is something Basche will never tolerate. He wants to ensure his dominance in Schleswig-Holstein.
In order to reduce his opponent's image and reputation in the public mind, Basche felt that he urgently needed an experienced campaign aide and strategist around him. Bascher finally found such a person. He was Pfeffer, who had been the editor-in-chief of a Bremen newspaper.
Pfeffer is an independent who is highly regarded by the CDU as an outstanding "campaign and strategy expert." He was well versed in the power struggles in politics, sensitive to scandals and other secret histories, and his articles often had an extraordinary impact on the political scene. Such a person would be too useful to Bashir. With such a right-hand man, he can not only do a good job in the power struggle, but also dig out the opponent's disgraceful material.
Pfeiffer took office. As the governor's press employee, Pfeffer's office is less than 50 meters from his boss. He was tasked with "watching the media" and also had the special task of providing psychological and propaganda advice directly to the governor during the campaign. With his political acumen, Pfar knew that the governor valued him very much and was determined to do his part to repay the governor's kindness.
Basche trusted Pfeffer very much and always called him into his office to discuss some very difficult issues, especially those that should not be made public. Pfeiffer once said, "For secret matters, Bashe can only trust me. Facing such a newspaper "private consultant" with rich experience, the governor has no worries. After a short inspection, The governor felt that the time was ripe, so he called Pfeiffer.
One day in mid-January 1987, Bascher called Pfeifer to his office and talked about opposition leader Enholm. Income and tax status. Pfaijfer got the news immediately and sent someone to check Noholm's income and tax details from April 1983 to January 1987, and tabulated the exact figures.
< p>A week later, Bascher dictated a letter in his office accusing Noholm of tax evasion. Pfeiffer was responsible for recording and printing three copies, one sent to the tax office, one to the Treasury Secretary, and one to the Treasury Secretary. A copy was sent to Bashir himself. Bashir said that after receiving the letter, he had a reason to take action personally.After receiving the anonymous letter, Bashir still felt that it was not enough. During the conversation, he told Pfeiffer that Enholm had homosexual behavior and a loose private life, which shocked Pfeiffer.
He asked Pfeiffer to find someone who could provide information, or to hire a private detective. Monitor Enholm's movements for corroborating evidence, preferably photos.
Favre followed the governor's orders and relied on information from a friend who worked for the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. A company called "Harry Peel". On January 25, 1987, Favre concluded a deal with this company in a restaurant near the Bremen train station. In a nearby restaurant, Pfeffer finalized the deal, with a total price of 50,000 marks.
After receiving the task, the "Harry Peel" company immediately sent two undercover agents to attack Bremen. Police Chief Enholm conducts close surveillance. They rent different vehicles every day, equipped with walkie-talkies and cameras, and quietly follow Enholm in order to capture exciting footage of homosexuality or promiscuity.
In order to frame. He and Basher even encouraged Pfeiffer to find ways to install bugs in his office. Then, he asked his female secretary to make an appointment with security personnel to check. Once the bugging device was discovered, Basher could use this as an excuse. Attacking his opponents to win more sympathy
Baschel not only targeted the leaders of his main opponents, the Social Democratic Party, but also spared no efforts to influence his position in power. < /p>
Under his instruction, Pfar forged a "press release" in which the Green Party attacked the Social Democratic Party, in order to intensify the existing conflicts between the two parties. He also pretended to be a member of "La Presse". Alienated the leaders of the "Association of Independent Voters of the Nation of Stone" by phone. In short, they used all means to defeat their political opponents.
Basche experienced two falls from the sky and six car accidents. Fortunately. However, an unexpected political storm was quietly approaching him.
Revealing the episode of betrayal by "friends" In early September 1987, just one week before the Shizhu state election, the most influential political publication in West Germany, "Der Spiegel", used the eye-catching "Kiel" Watergate "Event" reported on the incident that the opposition and political circles tried their best to track, causing a stir. Politicians followed this incident closely, which attracted great attention from all political parties in the country.
During the investigation, the Social Democratic Party learned an important clue from within the state government: the "Peel" detective agency responsible for tracking important customers was a large cosmetics company in West Germany, Hans-Schwarzkopf Co., Ltd. With an annual turnover of DM 1 billion, the company was a major player in the West German cosmetics industry. The company's managing director
is Karl Josef Ballhaus. He had a strong dislike for Greenpeace, which actively campaigned against industrial pollution. From the beginning of the campaign, he publicly expressed his opposition to the joint campaign of the Social Democrats and the Greens. Backhouse was not only fond of Stonehenge, but also of the state's governor Baschel. The two live not far from each other and often fish together
and have been friends for many years.
As early as the 1971 state election, business owners secretly raised funds to fund the CDU to prevent the Social Democrats from winning the election. According to statistics, ****'s allocation is approximately 3.6 million marks. Furthermore, at the national level, Schwarzkopf's majority shareholder Hoechst held a secret meeting in 1972 and decided to spend millions of marks to help defeat the federal government, which was then led by the Social Democratic Party and the Free Democratic Party. It was later revealed that Schwarzkopf alone had given party donations of approximately 5 million marks to the Alliance Party.
Given past circumstances, the Social Democrats began to suspect that corporate giants were involved in the campaign, but they did not have enough evidence.
The "Der Spiegel" report also mentioned another important clue, that is, police departments in multiple states in West Germany investigated this stalking activity. The Stoneholm state government did not inform Engholm of the tracking situation and investigation results, leaving him in the dark for a long time.
In addition, the publication also mentioned in the report the baseless and vicious attacks on the Social Democratic Party by the CDU party newspaper, among other things.
The disclosure by Der Spiegel on the eve of the election raised questions about the political background of the report. Some in the opposition compared it to the Watergate scandal in the United States and pointed suspicion at the ruling Christian Democratic Union.
In this case, Bashir not only did not step back from the brink and stop all conspiracies, but continued to plan and move forward on the path he chose.
On the early morning of the next day after Der Spiegel disclosed the surveillance operation, Bascher hurriedly called Pfeffer's home and asked Pfeffer to find him a bug. Later that afternoon, Bascher called Pfeifer's office again to inquire about the wiretapping. During this phone conversation, Bashe did not worry at all that the phone would be bugged. He revealed his purpose to Pfayev: he wanted to adopt a strategy of framing Enholm and frame him for Enholm. , which damaged his image.
However, Pfeffer, who has a keen sense for politics, sensed that something was wrong. As a political opportunist, he was willing to serve as a pawn when his master came to power. But when the master loses power, he will never follow him to the end of the dead end. He started to pull away.
After receiving the governor's instructions, Pfeffer inquired around. When he learned that the bugs were not for sale and their private use was illegal and subject to legal sanctions, he immediately parted ways with the governor. choice. In the evening, when Basche called Pfeifer's house again to ask about the bug, he was uncharacteristically silent and only said one thing on the phone: "It's a pity that we didn't get it."
The next day, Basche called Pfeifer's house again to ask about the bug. He was uncharacteristically silent.
The next morning, Pfar left a message at the state capital saying that he was away during the day and had to rush to Hamburg to handle "the governor's business." In Hamburg, he denounced the words, deeds, and intentions of his boss Bascher to a notary.
A week before the state election, "Der Spiegel" first revealed some sobering phenomena. Basheer's background was not clear and he was forced to resign. Since the fall of Baschel's campaign aide Pfaff, "Der Spiegel" magazine immediately turned its attention to Governor Baschel, revealing new developments and new clues in almost every issue. Newspapers, radio and television stations across the country were also talking about the incident. The Munich Evening News even said that former US President Richard Nixon has a lot to learn from Bascher in this matter. This incident became the darkest page in the post-war electoral history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The scandal was like an earthquake, with its epicenter in Kiel, but it quickly spread to the capital Bonn and throughout the country, shaking not only the position of Governor Bashir but also the basis of cooperation within the federal government. .
In the capital, the CDU and the Liberal Democratic Party are jointly in power. They basically agree on major issues, but frictions continue to arise on various specific issues. The FDP is a small party, but the CDU, a large party, is indispensable to it. Without its support, the CDU and its sister party the CSU would have to step down. Therefore, Prime Minister Kohl was very worried about Kiir's situation. He called Bascher and asked him to hold on and hold back the Social Democratic Party and prevent it from falling to the Social Democratic Party. He also made it clear to Bascher that what happened in Stonehall was related to the CDU's position in the capital Bonn.
In the capital, Stoltenberg, then federal finance minister, was one of the hardest hit by the incident. Before coming to Bonn, Stoltenberg was governor of Schleswig. Although he handed over the governorship to his protege Bashir, he still retained the position of chairman of the state party. After the accident in Kiel, some people pointed the finger at Stoltenberg, believing that he was also responsible for the Bascher incident.
As a result, he had to give Bashir a pep talk to keep going.
Bashir is a professional politician with huge ambitions. Twenty years of political career have trained him into a fighter. In this case, he did not lose his position. He is very aware of the current situation and cannot give in or retreat. Retreating would mean the collapse of the Christian Democratic Union and would mean that his grand goal of becoming federal prime minister would become a dream. He must fight back, and he is determined to use the power in his hands and the people's trust in him to fight Pfar to the death. Bonn's strong support strengthened his resolve.
After "Der Spiegel" published an article naming Bashir's crimes, Bashir seized the opportunity to fight back when people felt they didn't know who to believe as a good person.
Basche, who holds a J.D., thought he could use his legal knowledge to fight Pfeiffer. He spread the news on different occasions that the matter should be resolved through legal channels. On the first day after the election, Bascher filed a lawsuit in court against Pfeiffer and the relevant editors of Der Spiegel for defamation.
Bashir mobilized almost all forces inside and outside the state capital to fully prepare for the counterattack.
He spent several days figuring out every detail, bringing seven witnesses and taking notes.
After everything was ready, Bashir took action.
September 18th was a fateful day for Bashir. That morning, Bashe suddenly held a press conference. At the meeting, he faced countless cameras and flashing flashlights, overturning the facts revealed by Pfeffer one by one. At the same time, he also flashed evidence provided by relevant personnel.
Based on these testimonies, a picture emerged that was very different from the one Pfeffer described.
As for Enholm’s alleged tax evasion, the governor’s spokesman Aronson said that he did not recall the governor giving such an instruction. Basheer's two female secretaries also testified that they did not receive the anonymous letter in triplicate at the time.
Baschel's wife and driver also testified that Basheer had a lot to do at the time and had no chance to talk to Pfeffer about the wiretapping.
As for issues such as sending people to monitor Enholm, secretly investigating Enholm’s tax situation, forging Green Party notices and writing articles attacking Enholm for engaging in homosexual activities, Basche claimed that he knew nothing about it. He knew, Pfeffer had been hiding from him, that he was not only innocent, but a victim of Pfeffer's conspiracy.
Regarding the above situation, Bashe solemnly declared: "I guarantee it with my reputation. In order to clear his name, he tried his best.
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On the afternoon of Bascher’s press conference, the Stonewall State Attorney’s Office sent personnel to stop Pfeiffer and the female secretary Schroeder who was traveling with him, and searched their documents in Der Spiegel. In the guest room of the newspaper office, 36 materials kept by Pfeiffer were taken away. At the same time, at the request of Basher, the court prohibited Pfeiffer from repeating his accusations against Bascher, otherwise he would be punished with the maximum penalty. A fine of 500,000 marks
Pfeffer once became the target of public criticism.
Alone, Favre felt tremendous pressure. He left Hamburg and took his girlfriend, his former secretary Schroeder, to a place in Portugal for a "holiday" known only to his lawyer.
However, Bashe also underestimated Pfeiffer. Although this gentleman was not a government official and had never been a government official, his long career as a journalist allowed him to see a lot and gave him Rich life experience. His departure from Hamburg was not a hasty escape, but full preparation. He took away the evidence and materials that determined his fate, and then threw them out one by one, giving Bashir a shot in the arm.
Pfar is Bashe's running mate. Many things were discussed between the two of them. There was no third party present, so they all said their own reasons for a while, and it was difficult to distinguish between true and false. However, Pfeiffer had a large number of notes written by Basche in his hand. These black and white notes fully proved that Pfeiffer's actions were completed under Basche's command. Bashe was in a dilemma and there was nothing he could do.
On the morning of September 25, Bashir asked Federal Prime Minister Kohl to take political responsibility for the current incident and asked to resign as governor. Cole did not agree and still asked him to persist. But Bashir no longer has the party's interests at heart. At 1:05 pm on September 25, Bashir officially announced his resignation and entrusted state Federal Affairs Minister Schwartz to temporarily take over the governor's affairs.
It has only been two weeks since "Der Spiegel" named Bashir, and despite his best efforts, Bashir has fallen from the governor's throne. Bashir is indeed a straight-line politician. He had a smooth rise to power and a straight landing when he stepped down.
Bashir, who notoriously committed suicide, resigned. He gave up his lofty goal of becoming federal prime minister and passed away alone with blood and tears in his heart.
Bashir left the state capital, but the investigation into the incident is ongoing. The Lübeck Prosecutor's Office, which is responsible for hearing the case, accidentally discovered an important clue during the investigation.
At a post office in Kiel, the receipt numbers of three anonymous letters were found from the receipt register. The recipients of the three registered letters were Governor Bascher, the Lübeck Tax Audit Office and state Finance Minister Rogel Asmus. A receipt for a registered letter to the governor signed by Bascher's secretary Eichler was found in the receipt register of the state capital. The discovery corroborated the fact that the anonymous letter revealed by Pfeiffer was sent in triplicate to three different places, and also debunked Bascher and his secretary's "oath" that they had not received the letter.
Pierre, the owner of the private detective agency, also confessed that Pfeffer had prompted the task of monitoring Enholm.
Party insiders are beginning to doubt Bashir, and his strong backing is quickly disappearing. The Lübeck prosecutor's office filed an application with the state parliament to cancel Bascher's immunity based on the large number of facts it already had. From then on, the party's target was directed at Bashir.
This time it's Bashir's turn to "take a vacation." During the weeks he spent in Kiel, the violent storms put a heavy mental strain on Bashir. He fought hard for half a month, and finally he was exhausted and could no longer fight.
He was tired of the world and fantasized about the pastoral life in paradise.
Bashe wanted to "leave". In order to clear his name, he made a last-ditch effort and used his imagination to create a "killed" homicide.
After Bashe resigned, with a heavy heart, he flew to Gran Canaria in the Atlantic Ocean and stayed with an old acquaintance. A few days later, he was back in action.
On October 8, Basheer sent a telegram to Hans-I-Günther Heiborn, chief of staff in the capital of Kiel state, which read: "I took the train on Sunday Flight LH026 from Frankfurt arrived in Hamburg, arrival time: 14:02
A minute later, Bascher sent another letter to Klaus Krippen, state chairman of the CDU state parliamentary party. Telegram. In this telegram, Bashir mentioned an important situation, saying: "In view of what I was told a few days ago and will learn personally this weekend, I will probably play an important role in clarifying the facts on Monday. I cannot make any further clarifications here".
On the way to Geneva, Bascher wrote a "diary". The diary began with the words that it was written for the Commission of Inquiry.
The diary stated: "About September 26, a man called the home and said he knew some more details about Pfeiffer; on October 9, a man calling himself Roberto Roloff called He came to Gran Canaria, apparently to help solve Pfeiffer's problem. He initially proposed to meet in Madrid and later agreed to meet in Geneva.
"He didn't want money and just wanted to get revenge on Pfeiffer. , because he was fooled by Pfeffer. He will not report the crime to the police. He wanted to hand over some documents at Geneva Airport (the meeting point was the International Air Information Desk), and that was enough.
On the afternoon of October 10, Bashir arrived in Geneva. After getting off the plane, they called a taxi and drove to the "Beautiful Beach" hotel. In the hotel, Basheer wrote the second "diary". The meeting with Roberto Roloff was imaginary.
That night, Bashe did not go out or even answer the phone. He was lying on the bed, quietly reading a selection of short stories by the French existentialist writer Sartre. This was the last book Bashe read. The next day, when Knauer, a reporter for the illustrated magazine "Star", found Basher, he had already entered heaven.
After Bashir's death, some newspapers immediately believed it was a murder. His wife and brother held a press conference in Geneva immediately after his death, emphasizing that Basheer's death was a "homicide." They released the diary left by Bashir and the phone calls he made to them before his death. They thought there was only one possibility: "homicide."
The police conducted an in-depth investigation into the case. Based on clues provided by Bashe's diary. The police found the mysterious figure "Roloff". But it is difficult for the police to draw a conclusion whether this gentleman is the "Roloff" in Bashe's diary. But one thing is for sure: he was not in Geneva that weekend. Police were unable to find the photos mentioned in Basheer's diary. The possibility of "murder" is very small.
On the contrary, the scene investigation and autopsy unanimously proved that Basheer committed suicide. The medical examiner concluded that Basheer died from an overdose of sleeping pills. There were no blows to the body of the deceased. There were no signs of resistance or painful struggle before death. The deceased died peacefully while lying in the bathtub. He adopted a double suicide method, that is, overdosed and attempted drowning in the bathtub. Achieving the goal of complete suicide.
Basche's self-written and directed ending was exposed. People were filled with indignation, and his "witnesses" almost all overturned the "oath" overnight, making West Germany's "Watergate". "The truth of the incident came out: Bashir's driver Scheele cried. With tears in his eyes, he admitted that Bashir had written his testimony. In order to show his loyalty to his master, he signed it without thinking.
< p>Bashe's wife Freya woke up and admitted her false testimony, and Basche's other female secretary, Ilona Oberstein, also admitted her false testimony. She said that her testimony was that of Basche. It was written to her and asked to be signed at home.Bashir's close associate and state government spokesman Aronson also admitted that he provided false testimony at Bashir's instruction. He took loyalty to his superiors too seriously and always believed that he was protecting a governor, not a criminal.
Bashe's death was a tragedy and a hoax. His sense of power kept him from attacking his opponent until the end of his life. However, his grand finale not only failed to defeat his opponent, but also made him infamous.