Federal Minister of Finance Jens Spahn has once again taken care of coalition partner for criticism: In an interview with Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), he placed quarters in Essen, Duisburg or Berlin with lawlessness. "Look at working quarters in Essen, Duisburg or Berlin. This gives impression that state is no longer willing or able to enforce law. " He furr said that in recent years state has not taken sufficient care of law and order.

Duisburg's Lord Mayor Sören Link (SPD) spoke in context of "lump-sum judgments" that witnessed "unwitting". Spahn not only stir up prejudices, but also pay tribute to work of many people on ground with his statements, said link according to a communication. "I think it's outrageous and untrue to put police in a certain neighborhood. The opposite is case. "

Also federal chairman of police union GDP, Oliver Malchow, criticized Spahns statements: "It is incomprehensible if federal politicians denounce a misalignment of law and order, where y actually have in hand grievances since Years to change, "he said. There is a need for police presence at certain criminal focal points, but re is a lack of personnel.

FDP leader Christian Lindner tweeted: "Spahn cares about ' law and order '. I care about his memory "– union has been federal interior minister since 2005.

Opposition calls for a return to health issues

Green and left accused Spahn of neglecting his actual duties. He expects Minister of Health to "tackle grievances in his area of responsibility and not to drive a new sow through village every day or to make himself a border post," wrote parliamentary director of left in Bundestag, Jan Korte. Greens-Bundestag group leader Katrin Göring-Eckardt criticized for tasks of a minister of Health and Nursing. "He should, talk about boundaries and such," she wrote.

Spahn had a deutlichePersonalverstärkung at Border guard Frontexgefordert on Wednesday. In addition, he urged journalists of public-law media to withhold ir views on private opinion on social networks. He told NZZ that same standards should be applied to editors as to members of federal government. Previously, Spahn had, among or things, also provided his comments on Hartz IV for criticism.

Date Of Update: 06 April 2018, 12:02