Scandal in Sassnitz: City President Benedict remains in office despite a blatant statement!

Scandal in Sassnitz: City President Benedict remains in office despite a blatant statement!

Sassnitz, Deutschland - The controversy around the city president of Sassnitz, Norbert Benedict (SPD), reach a new highlight. On December 10, 2024, the application for the election of Benedict failed due to sexual allusions that he made during a city representative meeting. The Group on the Aufbau-Zukunts-Sassnitz (AZS) had initiated this step after a resident, Claudia Wollmuth, wanted to draw attention to herself during a session and replied Benedict with the words: "Do you want a child from me?" This statement was criticized as "sexist" and "inappropriate" and harmful the reputation of the city president, like Ostsee-zeitung.de

Benedict himself regrets his remark and described it as unhappy; Nevertheless, he sees his office as not endangered. However, the criticism remains loud: State Managing Director Steffen Wehner from the SPD described the statement as "completely inappropriate". In the heated discussion about noise pollution from the LNG terminal, numerous residents advertised hearing, which also intensified the context of the statement, such as ndr.de reported.

Claudia Wollmuth has submitted a complaint to have the incident examined by the local authority. Your concern: Such verbal derailment should not only be punished in the future. The AZS parliamentary group evaluates the apology as inadequate and calls for a review of its suitability for the office. This raises questions whether Norbert Benedict has actually grown his responsibility and the requirements for his office.