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Halles Lord Mayor Bernd Wiegand
Photo: Christian Schroedter / imago images / Christian Schroedter
Halle's Lord Mayor Bernd Wiegand is already one of the vaccinated.
And that could now cost him the office.
Together with 28 other local politicians, Wiegand had himself vaccinated against the corona virus at the beginning of the year, although it was not yet his turn.
Wiegand had admitted the vaccination in February.
Now there is a majority in the city council of Halle that wants to forbid the mayor from conducting his official business.
An alliance made up of the left, the Greens, the SPD and the FDP had put this into play.
The dpa news agency has now questioned all 56 city councilors - at least 32 are willing to follow the proposal in a special meeting next Monday.
The CDU parliamentary group, the largest with 10 city councilors, is still in the discussion process, said parliamentary group chairman Andreas Scholtyssek.
According to Scholtyssek, there is currently »a good deal« in favor of his parliamentary group agreeing to the motion.
Wiegand did not make his vaccination public immediately, but only weeks later.
According to the priority list of the urgency of those entitled to vaccinate set by the federal and state governments, Wiegand's turn would not have been yet.
Vaccination sequence skipped
The mayor himself says that everything went "properly" when he was vaccinated.
He was vaccinated with remnants that were left over at the end of the day.
During the processing of the early vaccinations, Wiegand became entangled in contradictions.
In addition, in the eyes of the city council, the question arises as to whether Wiegand and the civil protection team he heads had produced excess vaccinations according to plan.
The impending temporary ban on his official business is derived from the Civil Service Status Act.
For example, "for compelling official reasons, the conduct of official business can be forbidden."
A compelling reason could, for example, be the risk of blackout or the disruption of the processes involved in investigating the vaccination affair, said Yana Mark from the FDP in the city council.
This prohibition applies for a maximum of three months and expires if no disciplinary proceedings or other proceedings aimed at withdrawing the appointment or terminating the civil service relationship have been initiated to date.
A simple majority in the city council is required for the ban.
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