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Inquiry into government personnel policy requested

2023-04-27T09:55:43.324Z


The Thuringian state government has been criticized for months because of its personnel decisions. The opposition is demanding more clarification and is now applying for a committee of inquiry. The head of the state chancellery welcomes the move.


The Thuringian state government has been criticized for months because of its personnel decisions.

The opposition is demanding more clarification and is now applying for a committee of inquiry.

The head of the state chancellery welcomes the move.

Erfurt - The Thuringian CDU parliamentary group and the FDP group have requested a committee of inquiry into the hiring practice of the red-red-green state government.

This was announced by representatives of the two opposition parties on Thursday in the Thuringian state parliament.

The move had been long awaited.

For months, the minority government of the Left, SPD and Greens has faced massive criticism for its hiring practices from state secretaries and other officials in senior positions.

The appointment of the investigative committee is the “next logical step in raising awareness,” said the parliamentary director of the CDU parliamentary group, Andreas Bühl.

It is no less than "the presumably largest infidelity scandal in the history of the Free State" in the room, said Bühl.

The background is an audit report by the state audit office on the state government's personnel policy.

Among other things, it complains that when hiring state secretaries, for example, the best selection was not observed and documentation obligations were violated.

The State Court of Auditors accuses the state government of systematic and serious violations of the rules for hiring civil servants.

The state government partially acknowledged omissions - for example in fulfilling the documentation requirements - but also emphasized that it represented a different legal opinion.

FDP group leader Thomas Kemmerich said that the fulfillment of public tasks "must be done by the best staff".

Above all, he accused the state government of failure to select the best.

The taxpayer in Thuringia suffers damage as a result of the permanent and “hiring practice that does not correspond to the qualifications”.

State Chancellor Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff (left) reacted with understanding to the announcement that he wanted to set up a committee of inquiry.

"The appointment of a committee of inquiry into the special report of the Thuringian Court of Auditors is a logical step," explained Hoff.

The state government has already drawn conclusions from the special report and will “take the necessary decisions” at the upcoming cabinet meeting.

Extensive documents had been sent to Parliament and further reports had been promised.

"If all this is now bundled in a committee of inquiry, it makes sense and will above all contribute to the objectivity of dealing with the topic," said Hoff.

According to the Thuringian state parliament, one fifth of the members of parliament must apply for the establishment of a committee of inquiry.

The FDP group has four MPs and the CDU parliamentary group has 21, and there are a total of 90 MPs in the Thuringian parliament.

dpa

Source: merkur

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