BERLIN: German police had been left red-faced after a member of the general public used to be in a position to slide right into a VIP convoy for Chancellor Olaf Scholz after which give him a hearty hug as he prepares to board a airplane at Frankfurt Airport.
Tabloid newspaper Bild reported on Friday that Scholz’s bodyguards simplest discovered their mistake later, and chased the person down.
In a commentary, the federal police mentioned the person used to be detained. Nobody used to be harm however an investigation into the safety breach has been introduced, police mentioned.
Scholz’s workplace showed the incident, which came about past due Wednesday. scholtz made his as far back as Berlin following a birthday party for the twenty fifth anniversary of the European Central Bank,
“The encounter and hug at Frankfurt Airport (…) was indeed not planned by the chancellor,” Scholz’s spokesperson Wolfgang Buechner advised newshounds in Berlin. He mentioned that the incident “was a surprise to him” however the German chief “didn’t feel threatened at any point”.
Scholz himself downplayed the incident when requested about it at a information convention in Estonia later Friday.
“As for the question about people saying hello to me and greeting me, that is never something that particularly amazes me — it is perfectly normal, and I didn’t feel that this situation was dramatic,” he mentioned. Pressed on conceivable penalties, he added: “The police do good work, and I feel that I am in safe hands.”
Despite that self belief, Buechner mentioned that “there are questions surrounding this incident and they will be carefully investigated”.
Tabloid newspaper Bild reported on Friday that Scholz’s bodyguards simplest discovered their mistake later, and chased the person down.
In a commentary, the federal police mentioned the person used to be detained. Nobody used to be harm however an investigation into the safety breach has been introduced, police mentioned.
Scholz’s workplace showed the incident, which came about past due Wednesday. scholtz made his as far back as Berlin following a birthday party for the twenty fifth anniversary of the European Central Bank,
“The encounter and hug at Frankfurt Airport (…) was indeed not planned by the chancellor,” Scholz’s spokesperson Wolfgang Buechner advised newshounds in Berlin. He mentioned that the incident “was a surprise to him” however the German chief “didn’t feel threatened at any point”.
Scholz himself downplayed the incident when requested about it at a information convention in Estonia later Friday.
“As for the question about people saying hello to me and greeting me, that is never something that particularly amazes me — it is perfectly normal, and I didn’t feel that this situation was dramatic,” he mentioned. Pressed on conceivable penalties, he added: “The police do good work, and I feel that I am in safe hands.”
Despite that self belief, Buechner mentioned that “there are questions surrounding this incident and they will be carefully investigated”.
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