Former Clinic Director Faces Personal Liability for​ Pandemic-Era‍ Mask Procurement

Dannenberg, Germany – Achim Schütz,⁢ the former managing director of the Elbe-Jeetzel-Klinik, is ⁣personally liable for approximately €2.2 million related to a failed mask procurement ⁣contract during the⁣ early stages ‍of the ​COVID-19 pandemic.​ A⁢ petition seeking parliamentary intervention to ⁢alleviate his financial burden has ​been rejected, leaving⁤ the ‍final ⁤decision ‍in​ the‍ hands of the Lower Saxony state government,⁤ according​ to a press⁣ release from the Petitions ‍Committee dated‍ January 29, 2026.

The Case Background

In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began, Schütz, acting on behalf of the Elbe-Jeetzel-Klinik, entered into a contract to purchase⁣ FFP2 ⁣masks, some of⁣ which were intended for use by ​the state of Lower Saxony. The state reportedly paid⁣ around €2.2 million to the supplier, but the ⁣masks were never⁢ delivered.​