As expected, the Broadcasting Council of Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg has recalled director Patricia Schlesinger, who resigned a week ago.
According to information from the German Press Agency, the necessary two-thirds majority of the broadcasting councils approved the corresponding application by the chairwoman of the broadcasting council, Friederike von Kirchbach.
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State politicians from Brandenburg and the German Association of Journalists, among others, had called for Schlesinger to be released without notice.
Before the meeting, Erik Stohn, a member of the Broadcasting Council and Brandenburg SPD state politician, said he had the clear expectation that the supervisory body would take steps to immediately separate Schlesinger without severance pay.
In the submission by the Chair of the Broadcasting Council, Friederike von Kirchbach, it says: “The Broadcasting Council of the RBB recalls Patricia Schlesinger from her position as director of the RBB with immediate effect.
The dismissal is due to reasons relating to Ms. Schlesinger that would justify an extraordinary termination of the employment contract by the RBB.” The reason for the immediate dismissal is “the settlement of entertainment costs for an invitation with dinner in Ms .2022 compared to the RBB”.
This was reported as "necessary for work", "although it was entirely or at least partially of a purely private nature".