German Defense Minister Von der Leyen denies plagiarism

Germany's Defense Minister Ursula von de Leyen denied on 28 September 2015 that she had plagiarised a doctoral dissertation that she had written 25 years before.
The minister asked for her thesis to be reviewed by an independent panel.

The statement was released during an interview, following allegations appeared on the Internet by an online platform which examines academic works to check for instances of plagiarism.

• Primary Source

BBC News, 27.09.15: German defence minister denies plagiarism http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34376563

Politico, 28.09.15: German defense minister fights plagiarism charge http://www.politico.eu/article/german-defense-minister-fights-plagiarism-charge-ursula-von-der-leyen-medical-dissertation/

The Local.de, 27.09.15: Another German minister hit by plagiarism row http://www.thelocal.de/20150927/germanys-defence-minister-in-plagiarism-row

Deutsche Welle, 26.09.15: Academic work submitted by German minister of defense under scrutiny http://dw.com/p/1Ge9v

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