Saxony's Minister of Culture Conrad Clemens (CDU) may not have to stand trial as a speeding offender in criminal proceedings after all. At a hearing at the Weißwasser district court, judge Alex Theile suggested dropping the case in exchange for a fine of 10,000 euros. Two thirds of this is to go to a charitable organization. In addition, Clemens is to attend a traffic rehabilitation seminar and give at least 20 hours of traffic lessons at schools.
At 81 km/h in a 30 km/h zone
Clemens was banned from driving for two months and fined in 2023 during his previous position as State Secretary and Plenipotentiary of the Free State of Saxony to the Federal Government. He had been flashed at 81 kilometers per hour in a 30 km/h zone in Krauschwitz (Görlitz district) - at a retirement home. "Yes, I made a mistake," he told Radio Lausitz and also admitted to speeding when asked by dpa.
