In the meantime, the public prosecutor's office is investigating Patricia Schlesinger for breach of trust: For a good month now, the director of the RBB has been confronted with new allegations.
An unprecedented case: Her husband is said to have received orders for more than 100,000 euros because of her job;
she is said to have received a six-figure bonus, also used the overpriced company car privately - and meals at the station's expense took place at home.
Not everything is illegal, but most of it seems like pretty bad form.
Timo Steppat
Editor in Politics.
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Only last week Schlesinger resigned as ARD chairman.
The pressure remained high.
In the meantime, she has also lost her position as RBB director.
How does that fit in with the principle of “thrift” that broadcasters are supposed to submit to?
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