The new Frankfurt police chief, Stefan Müller, will take office in mid-July.
The Hessian Ministry of the Interior announced this on request.
There will then be an overlap with the police vice president Björn Gutzeit for about two weeks, who will then move to Darmstadt in early August as head of the authorities.
Catherine Iskandar
Responsible editor for the "Rhein-Main" department of the Sunday newspaper.
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The left-wing faction in Römer has announced that it will “critically evaluate” Müller and measure him against his fight against right-wing extremism.
The party accuses him of "having made racist statements in the wake of the SEK scandal" "by using the N-word in public".
At that time, Müller was deployed as a special investigator after controversial, sometimes right-wing extremist chats had taken place within the SEK.
The left accuses him of not having the credibility to “implement serious measures against racial profiling and eliminate right-wing networks”.
Racism accusation from the left
The FDP protected Müller from these allegations.
The new chief of police should be given the opportunity to successfully prove himself in his office.
“People must be judged on their actions and achievements.
Prejudices are just as ineffective as excessive praise in advance,” said the legal policy spokesman for the Liberals, Uwe Schulz.
It is not helpful "to focus on individual misconduct such as inappropriate use of language in the past for which the person concerned has apologized".
Stefan Müller can show a successful career in practical police work and a wide range of experience in several fields.
He must be given the opportunity to implement this in the new position.