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Greens see their right to ask questions violated and sue

Greens see their right to ask questions violated and sue
Green parliamentary group leader Franziska Schubert feels that her right to ask questions and provide information as a member of parliament has been violated. (Archive photo) / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa
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Because the Ministry of Social Affairs only partially answered questions about the closed Helios Clinic, Green politician Franziska Schubert is taking the matter to the Constitutional Court. She is concerned about transparency.

Greens parliamentary group leader Franziska Schubert believes that her right to ask questions and obtain information as a member of the state parliament has been violated and is therefore taking her case to the constitutional court in Leipzig. The background to this is a minor question about the Helios Clinic in Schkeuditz, which will be closed in 2025. The Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs had refused to provide some answers with reference to business and trade secrets. This also concerned the receipt of public funds for investments in the clinic shortly before its closure.

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Parliament as a supervisory body

"The public has a right to know how the Helios Clinic's case numbers have developed and how much tax money was paid to the clinic before its closure," emphasized parliamentary group leader Franziska Schubert. Parliament is the controlling body of the government and administration. "Our right of scrutiny is constitutionally safeguarded by the right to ask questions and obtain information. In particular, when it comes to the responsible use of taxpayers' money, the Ministry of Social Affairs cannot simply remain silent."

Appeal to the Constitutional Court

"We will not put up with this policy of silence and have therefore appealed to the Constitutional Court of the Free State of Saxony and applied for a declaration that the state government has violated my constitutionally guaranteed right to ask questions and provide information by partially refusing to answer my minor interpellation," explained Schubert.

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