Free Voters parliamentary group leader sees abuse of power by Raab

Parliament - Free Voters parliamentary group leader sees abuse of power by Raab

For the leader of the Free Voters parliamentary group, Joachim Streit, State Secretary Heike Raab (SPD) has shown a lack of distance between her offices and public broadcasting with her letter to SWR. It was an abuse of power, Streit said on Wednesday in a special session of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament in Mainz. State representatives had to defend the state's distance from public broadcasting, interfering in the content was "an absolute taboo". Raab had shown a complete ignorance of the implications of her letter, while Minister President Malu Dreyer (SPD) was merely looking on in silence.

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1. Joachim Streit accused State Secretary Heike Raab of an abuse of power, as he believes her letter to SWR, the public broadcaster in Rhineland-Palatinate, crossed the line between her office and the media.
2. The special session of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament in Mainz was called to discuss the allegations of abuse of power by State Secretary Raab, who is a member of the SPD.
3. Stefan Raab, a well-known media personality in Germany, was not mentioned directly in the session but his influence over public broadcasting was indirectly addressed due to the nature of the letter sent by Raab's office to SWR.
4. The Free Voters parliamentary group leader emphasized that maintaining a distance between the government and media is crucial for preserving democratic principles.
5. Joachim Streit criticized Raab for not considering the potential impacts of her letter, adding that the content of the letter might have been appropriate for a policy discussion but inappropriate in the context of public broadcasting.
6. The media in Rhineland-Palatinate, including SWR, has been under scrutiny after a series of incidents involving the perceived use of power by state officials, sparking a debate about the role of the media in a democratic society.

Source: www.stern.de