Saxony’s Minister of Culture, Conrad Clemens, has been found guilty by the Weißwasser District Court of a traffic offense. The court had charged him with illegal street racing and misuse of license plates. Clemens received a warning.
Judge Alex Theile reserved the right to impose a fine of 60 daily rates of 400 euros each. The probation period is two years. The judge also recommended that Clemens complete at least 20 hours of traffic safety education within one year. Both the prosecution and the defense had unanimously requested an acquittal.
In September 2023—while he was still head of the Saxon State Representation in Berlin—Clemens was caught speeding at 81 kilometers per hour in a 30-kilometer-per-hour zone near a retirement home in Krauschwitz (Görlitz district). He had filed an appeal against a fine of 560 euros and a two-month driving ban.
The Weißwasser Local Court had turned the original traffic violation case into a criminal case after learning that Clemens had been a repeat speeding offender.
