AfD politician in Russia: Collect diets from Hamburg despite the absence!

AfD politician in Russia: Collect diets from Hamburg despite the absence!

The AfD politician Olga Petersen, who fled to Russia about half a year ago, continues to cause excitement in Hamburg. Despite her absence, the 42-year-old collects a whopping 5,502 euros in diets-an amount that she receives as a member of the Harburg district assembly and the citizens. As she lives in the distance, she keeps the Hamburg authorities busy with regular "small inquiries", which she provides on topics such as the refugee situation and births.

scandal about MPs in exile

Petersen, which originally comes from Siberian Omsk, made headlines when she appeared on Russian state television and allegedly fled to Russia with three of her four children. A recently appeared photo shows her in Jekaterinburg, where she gave a lecture on sanctions against Russia. Her absence from the parliamentary meetings in Hamburg has been unmistakable for months, but the law allows her to exercise her mandate without physical presence.

The authorities now face the challenge of clarifying whether Petersen has actually given up their place of residence in Hamburg. An application to determine the loss of your mandate is currently being examined. If it turns out that she no longer lives in Hamburg, the citizens could decide whether it loses its mandate. A similar case from the past shows that such exams are often complicated and can drag on for weeks.