judgement - Second career auto dealer - Police officer loses job
Because a police officer also worked as a car dealer in his free time, he has now lost his civil servant job. The man from the northern Rhineland-Palatinate is said to have continued his side business even during times when he was unable to work as a policeman, as the Administrative Court of Trier announced in a judgment on July 18. He was dismissed from his position with the judgment.
With his private car dealership, he generated sales of several hundred thousand Euros per year, with a peak of up to two million Euros. The side business was not authorized. The policeman is said to have also used his official phone number for the side job.
The court was convinced that the man had violated his duty of obedience and loyalty. He had used his position as a police officer for personal purposes and had consciously bypassed the prohibition on side businesses for several years. An appeal against the decision can be lodged at the Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate within one month.
- The policeman, based in Rhineland-Palatinate, faced consequences in the Administrative Court of Trier, as his unauthorized car dealership activities during his police duties resulted in automatic job loss, as stated in a judgment issued on July 18.
- This judgment from the Administrative Court of Trier in Trier, Germany, highlighted that the man significantly profited from his side business, generating up to two million Euros annually, by using his official police phone number, which was a clear violation of his duty.
- In response to this judgment, the policeman has the option to lodge an appeal against the decision within one month at the Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate, seeking a different outcome for his case with the 'Automatic' police dismissal.
