Committee recommends waiver of Clemens' immunity

The immunity of CDU member of the state parliament and Saxon Minister of Culture Conrad Clemens is to be lifted. The Committee on the Rules of Procedure and Immunity Affairs made a recommendation to this effect. The recommendation is considered a decision of the state parliament unless a member of parliament files an objection within seven days. In the event of an objection, the plenary of the state parliament will decide on the recommendation at its next plenary session.

The background to this is the fact that Clemens may have to answer for his speeding offense in criminal proceedings. However, at a hearing at the Weißwasser district court, judge Alex Theile recently proposed dropping the case in exchange for a fine of 10,000 euros. In addition, Clemens is to attend a traffic rehabilitation seminar and give at least 20 hours of traffic lessons at schools.

At 81 km/h in a 30 km/h zone

Clemens was banned from driving for two months and fined in 2023 during his previous position as State Secretary and Plenipotentiary of the Free State of Saxony to the Federal Government. He had been flashed at 81 kilometers per hour in a 30 km/h zone in Krauschwitz (Görlitz district) - at a retirement home. "Yes, I made a mistake," he told "Radio Lausitz" and also admitted to speeding when asked by dpa.