WSJ: German School Confirms Politician's Plagiarism

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Wall Street Journal

WSJ: German School Confirms Politician's Plagiarism
06/05/2011 18:29

By Patrick McGroarty
Of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

BERLIN (Dow Jones)--Germany's controversial ex-defense minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg plagiarized swathes of his doctoral thesis "intentionally," according to the university that awarded him his doctorate.

The finding by a panel of University of Bayreuth academics is a further blow to the reputation of Mr. zu Guttenberg, who was Germany's most popular politician, and was increasingly seen as a likely heir to Chancellor Angela Merkel, until the plagiarism scandal forced him to resign in March.

The charismatic 39-year-old politician, a conservative aristocrat from Bavaria, still has legions of fans in Germany who hope he will make a political comeback. The university's ruling is likely to make that more difficult, observers in Germany said.

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The university had already temporarily suspended Mr. zu Guttenberg's doctorate title during its review, and is expected to strip him permanently of his doctorate when it releases its full report on Wednesday.



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