Consumer protection organization urges Germans not to pay electricity bills

A German consumer protection organization Friday called on people not to pay their electricity bills if companies continue to charge inflated prices.

"The scale of the increases is not justified by market prices," Aribert Peters, head of the Association of Energy Consumers, told Bild newspaper.

He added, addressing consumers in Germany, "Don't pay your bills!"

According to Peters, when in doubt, energy suppliers must provide evidence that the increases are justified by market prices.