The parliament of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia quickly stops the reimbursement of salaries of the 85-year-old worker of AfD MP Klaus Esser. In line with the management of the state parliament, the reason being the “Spiegel” file, which implies that the senior citizen will have a fictitious process.
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“The current reporting on the employment of MPs is the reason for hearing the letter from the President of the State Parliament, Andrea Cooper, to the MP Klaus Esser,” the spokesman of the State Parliament advised the DPA company. “The deputy is requested to claim his employment courting.
Cooper knowledgeable Esser that “until the matter is resolved, the administration of the state legislature will suspend the employee’s salary reimbursement.”
In concept, in keeping with the opinion of the state parliament, the employment of staff is the unique duty of the deputies. Alternatively: “Reimbursement of expenses for payment to an employee without compensation would not be allowed; if not done, no reimbursement can be made.”
Speaker of the State Parliament: Doubts will have to be dominated out
Speaker of the State Parliament Cooper stated: “I expect every member of parliament to use tax funds responsibly. Funds for employees are used exclusively for the work of the parliament and not for other purposes. Any doubt about the legal use of public money in the employment of employees must be ruled out.”
“Spiegel” introduced on Thursday that Esser hired a feminine worker born in 1940, who in flip used to be the spouse of every other member of the AfD. “Spiegel” requested the query whether or not the senior citizen in point of fact controlled the trade.
Esser denied this accusation to dpa: his worker used to be “mentally very capable” and ready small inquiries or studies from his house place of job. “Society and parliament talk a lot about the participation of older people – when you put it into practice, it suddenly turns out to be wrong,” Esser stated.
In accordance with the president’s letter, Esser advised the DPA company this afternoon: “The state parliament examines appointments very carefully and has not seen any obstacles. The alleged incapacity of my employee to work is fictitious. I would also like to point out the prohibition of discrimination: not only because of origin, skin color, religion or gender.”
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