Wolf Down: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Environment Minister Till Backhaus Faces Heat for Wolf Slaying
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Environmental Minister Backhaus of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Faces Allegations - Minister of Environment Backhaus Faces Potential Legal Action in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Gears are turning in Rostock as the local prosecution prepares to slap charges on Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Till Backhaus (SPD), for the culling of a wolf in April 2020.
According to a spokesperson for the prosecution, Backhaus is accused of breaching the Federal Nature Conservation Act. Similar accusations are being leveled against several employees of the ministry and the district of Rostock, who, it is alleged, were influenced by Backhaus to taken out "a wild, strictly protected animal."
Backhaus denies the accusations, attributing the slaying to a wolf that had been repeatedly approaching a farm dog and "seemed to have been mating with it." He argued that the danger of creating wolf hybrids posed a threat to the wolf population, thus justifying the district's shooting permit.
All Eyes on the Parliamentary Committee
In a surprising turn of events, the legal committee of the Schwerin state parliament has backed the removal of Backhaus' parliamentary immunity. The final decision rests with the state parliament.
A post-mortem examination disproved Backhaus' claim; the wolf was not pregnant. The wolf-killing issue is also being debated in the administrative courts. Following the Higher Administrative Court of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's declaration of the shooting as illegal in February this year, the ministry and the district filed an appeal with the Federal Administrative Court. Yet, the prosecution maintains that the legality of the shooting is independent of the court's decision.
- Till Backhaus
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- District of Rostock
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- The Commission has also been consulted on the draft decision regarding Till Backhaus, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Environment Minister, over the allegations of breaching the Federal Nature Conservation Act by culling a wolf.
- Till Backhaus, a member of the SPD party, faces serious accusations for the shooting of a wolf in Rostock, an incident that has raised significant questions about policy and legislation regarding conservation and politics in general news and crime and justice.
- The general public is closely watching the Parliamentary Committee as they decide on the removal of Till Backhaus' parliamentary immunity, following accusations of illegally culling a wolf in April 2020.
- The immunity of Till Backhaus, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Environment Minister, is under threat, as the legal committee of the Schwerin state parliament supports his removal of immunity over allegations of unlawful wolf culling.
- The controversy surrounding Till Backhaus' wolf slaying continues, as a post-mortem examination disproved his claim that the wolf was pregnant, adding to the ongoing debate in administrative courts regarding the legality of the shooting.
