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Kiel (dpa / lno) - The anti-corruption officer of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Cornelia Gädigk, has called on the city and community councils to interpret bias rules very restrictively.
"The submissions and inquiries reinforce my impression that there is often no trust in the altruism and impartiality of official decisions, but also in those responsible in city and community councils," said Gädigk on Monday.
"That is why it is in the interests of those involved to avoid the appearance of being commercially viable and possible conflicts of interest."
For many people, a purely formal abstention from decisions that might favor those responsible is not enough, explained Gädigk.
"As the figures show, in most cases I could not find any evidence of corruption," said Gädigk, referring to her report for the second half of 2020. However, there is often careless behavior that opens the door to speculation.
Since the publication of its first report in August 2020, Gädigk 45, who has been a voluntary representative since January 2020, has received very different issues.
After a preliminary assessment and examination, twelve cases, some of which had already been reported in the first half of the year and had been checked particularly thoroughly, were submitted to the public prosecutor's office.
"In many of the reported facts, indications of accepting benefits or taking bribes could not be identified," said Gädigk.
However, some of these cases showed distrust among the citizens of costly decisions and of seemingly too fast and too close cooperation with investors.
In 2020, a total of 19 cases were handed over to the public prosecutor's office.
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Anti-Corruption Officer