Schroeder sued over deprivation of his privileges as ex-chancellor

Schroeder sued over deprivation of his privileges as ex-chancellor

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is suing the Bundestag for the restoration of his special rights, deprived in May.

 

About this writes the publication Spiegel.

 

The former chancellor demands that he be given an office with employees again, Schroeder's Hanoverian lawyer Michael Nagel told the German news agency DPA. He filed the corresponding lawsuit in the administrative court in Berlin on Schroeder's behalf.

 

The law firm said in a statement that the Bundestag budget committee's decision to cut funding for Schroeder to equip his Bundestag office and suspend the office is illegal.

 

Schroeder has been harshly criticized for his role in Russian energy companies and his closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, the budget committee did not justify the partial difference in Schroeder's privileges, neither his work in energy companies nor his attitude toward Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine. The committee explained that Schroeder did not perform certain duties in which the support of the office was necessary.

 

Last year, more than 400 thousand euros were spent from the treasury for personnel costs in Schroeder's office. At the same time, Schroeder continues to receive his pension of 8300 euros after the decision of the committee, and also has a personal guard.

 

As a reminder, earlier this week it became known that Schroeder would not be expelled from the Social Democratic Party, despite his business ties with Russian energy companies and personal ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.





Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is suing the Bundestag for the restoration of his special rights, deprived in May.

 

About this writes the publication Spiegel.

 

The former chancellor demands that he be given an office with employees again, Schroeder's Hanoverian lawyer Michael Nagel told the German news agency DPA. He filed the corresponding lawsuit in the administrative court in Berlin on Schroeder's behalf.

 

The law firm said in a statement that the Bundestag budget committee's decision to cut funding for Schroeder to equip his Bundestag office and suspend the office is illegal.

 

Schroeder has been harshly criticized for his role in Russian energy companies and his closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, the budget committee did not justify the partial difference in Schroeder's privileges, neither his work in energy companies nor his attitude toward Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine. The committee explained that Schroeder did not perform certain duties in which the support of the office was necessary.

 

Last year, more than 400 thousand euros were spent from the treasury for personnel costs in Schroeder's office. At the same time, Schroeder continues to receive his pension of 8300 euros after the decision of the committee, and also has a personal guard.

 

As a reminder, earlier this week it became known that Schroeder would not be expelled from the Social Democratic Party, despite his business ties with Russian energy companies and personal ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.