The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Thomas Strobl: Investigations put Baden-Württemberg's interior minister under pressure

2022-05-05T17:04:33.225Z


Can Baden-Württemberg's interior minister hold up? Because Thomas Strobl gave legal documents to the press, the opposition is demanding consequences. "He has to be released," says the SPD faction leader.


Enlarge image

Thomas Strobl says he is “about maximum transparency”

Photo: Marijan Murat / dpa

In the affair of allegations of sexual assault against a high-ranking police officer, Baden-Württemberg's Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) continues to come under pressure.

He admitted leaking an attorney's letter from the suspended officer to the press.

The public prosecutor's office in Stuttgart is now investigating Strobl on suspicion of instigating prohibited communications about court hearings.

The opposition parties SPD, FDP and AfD rarely agree that the interior minister is no longer acceptable.

"Strobl violated the principle of the rule of law, data protection and his duty of care," SPD faction leader Andreas Stoch told SPIEGEL.

"He must be released."

The minister is massively damaging to the country's reputation, criticizes FDP parliamentary group leader Hans-Ulrich Rülke.

"If he accuses himself of a crime, then it is the responsibility of Prime Minister Kretschmann to remove him from office." Strobl himself said that he was "about maximum transparency" and that he was "calm" about a possible investigative committee.

The piercing of the confidential documents is the preliminary climax of a scandal that has shaken the Baden-Württemberg police.

The public prosecutor's office has been investigating a leading police officer since November.

He is accused of exploiting his position of power and sexually harassing a colleague.

The man is said to have told a chief inspector about his sexual practices in a video chat.

The interior committee said that the suspect had offered to help the policewoman in her career if she would be of sexual service to him.

biscuit

Source: spiegel

All life articles on 2022-05-05

You may like

News/Politics 2024-02-21T16:14:36.235Z
News/Politics 2024-02-02T10:21:50.664Z
News/Politics 2024-02-20T14:53:19.795Z

Trends 24h

Life/Entertain 2024-03-28T17:17:20.523Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.