The Saxon state parliament has lifted the immunity of Culture Minister Conrad Clemens (CDU). The background to this is a case at the district court in Weißwasser concerning a traffic offense. A debate on the case was not planned in parliament. Immunity is generally to be waived in the event of violations of traffic regulations.
Clemens was flashed 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 in eastern Saxony - at a retirement home. Clemens admitted that he had been speeding and described it as a mistake.
At a hearing, judge Alex Theile recently proposed that the case be dropped in exchange for a fine of 10,000 euros. In addition, Clemens was to attend a traffic rehabilitation seminar and give at least 20 hours of traffic lessons at schools. However, neither the public prosecutor's office nor the defense agreed to the proposal.
