Broad support for the CDU politician
The public prosecutor's office in Darmstadt is investigating the head of the head Paul Georg Wandrey (CDU) on suspicion of violation of service secrets. The background is a fatal attack on a 57-year-old homeless man on November 15, 2023 on Luisenplatz. Two brothers aged 15 and 18 are said to have brutally attacked the victim. According to previous knowledge, the 15-year-old kicked up to 80 times against the head of the man lying on the ground, who died in the hospital a day later.
The crime was recorded by surveillance cameras and triggered great dismay. According to the public prosecutor, Wandrey is said to have passed on details from the surveillance video to the press.
Wandrey rejects allegations
The CDU politician sees himself in the right: “After the murder of a homeless in November 2023, various press inquiries received me. The public not only has the right to information, but also requires a positioning of the politically responsible. Crimes on Luisenplatz are always associated with a political discussion about video surveillance, which is why I have clearly positioned myself. ”
Wandrey emphasizes that he is convinced of the legality of his actions and will also defend himself in court.
Support from the CDU Darmstadt
The CDU Darmstadt is closed behind its party leader. "Paul Georg Wandrey fulfilled his political responsibility to fulfill the public interest in the public," said the deputy party chairman Caroline Groß. Her party colleague Anne Jähn also confidently commented: "We are sure that in the course of the procedure it becomes clear that he acted responsibly and conscientiously."
Return from urban politics
Mayor Hanno Benz also commented on the investigation. He emphasized that Wandrey would face the proceedings with legal support and shared his view that political managers should position themselves in such cases.
Criticism of the indictment also comes from the Greens. Party spokesman Heiko Depner described the investigation as "more than questionable" and explained: "A head of the order that publicly comments on a brutal act of violence is now criminalized - that is absurd." Depner welcomed that Wandrey himself made the debate public and praised that no party had used the indictment for political attacks.
The procedure against Paul Georg Wandrey is expected to be negotiated before the Darmstadt district court on March 12, 2025.
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