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Scholz in the Wirecard scandal Political leadership from yesterday

Status: 22.06.2021 5:50 p.m.

Finance Minister Scholz bears political responsibility for the Wirecard scandal. An apology would be appropriate. Because of his antiquated understanding of political leadership, there won’t be.

A comment by Tobias Betz, ARD capital studio

After eight months of the committee of inquiry, the question of political responsibility remains. And that is a fundamental question of political culture. Because there is not a word of regret from the government. Let’s not kid ourselves: this is shameful, but the reality.

The finance minister is politically responsible

Let’s take a look at the situation: The Wirecard case is one of the biggest financial scandals in Germany. At least 24 billion euros in damage. Everything happened in front of the eyes of the responsible authorities, which did not do their job in any way and at any time. And that is why there is certainly someone who is politically responsible – and that is the Federal Minister of Finance in this financial scandal. But Olaf Scholz makes it easy for himself. Not responsible, not involved, more like an observer. He could very well have – and should have – intervened. Because the Ministry of Finance has the legal and technical supervision of the Bafin. This is the financial supervisory authority. And she made gross miscalculations; she even supported Wirecard at times, reported journalists who had clues.

Not ready for self-reflection

Mistakes have been made. And the Scholz Ministry is responsible for ensuring that the financial supervision process works. If it just doesn’t work, then Scholz, as a minister, could be the size and have the courage to admit that mistakes have happened here. Honest words of regret. Society doesn’t really ask that much, a “Mea Culpa!”, “My mistake!” Is often enough. But Scholz is apparently not ready for this kind of error culture, critical self-reflection.

Don’t make any mistakes, least of all admit none

Maybe he’s not ready to do so because of the election campaign. Just don’t make any mistakes, least of all admit any mistakes. Protect yourself, after all, he is a candidate for chancellor. Namely one who advertises to have a lot of government experience. But leadership doesn’t include ironing out and fending off everything. That is an understanding of political leadership from the past. Mistakes happen, people make mistakes and they are allowed to admit them. That would be honest and brave. But as a consequence, calls for resignation like those from the AfD are out of place.

The Chancellor apologized

That promotes this unspeakable error culture in politics. If every mistake immediately costs the post, then it is already clear that there can be no political Mea Culpa. Chancellor Angela Merkel once broke with this culture of mistakes. During the lockdown policy at Easter. She had to withdraw an overnight decision to introduce an additional public holiday. But she didn’t do that quietly and without comment. No, she stood in front of Parliament and apologized in public for it. Apparently this remains an exception. But the Chancellor has the format of a chancellor. Editorial note Comments generally reflect the opinion of the respective author and not that of the editors

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Mr. Kim Boo-kyum (left), a former four-term congressman and former Interior Minister, was nominated as the new Prime Minister of Korea. (Source: Yonhap)

President Moon Jae-in’s selection of this figure in a reform of his cabinet seems to be aimed at giving new momentum to his leadership, which has been affected by the ruling Democrats’ defeat in the Mayor election Seoul and Busan on April 7.

If approved by the Korean National Assembly, Mr. Kim Boo-kyum will replace Mr. Chung Sye-kyun, who has resigned after 15 months in this position. Chung is expected to participate in the presidential election of South Korea next year.

Mr. Kim held the position of Interior Minister from 2017-2019 and ran for MP in Daegu city, 302 km southeast of Seoul, as a candidate for the ruling party.

Mr. Kim was born in 1958 in Sangju town, North Gyeongsang province, the stronghold of the main opposition People’s Power Party (PPP).

Political observers see President Moon’s choice of Mr. Kim as a political message towards national unity.

Both Mr. Chung and Mr. Lee Nak-yon, the first Prime Minister in the Moon administration, are from Jeolla Province, the southwestern province, the longstanding power base of the Democratic Party.

(According to Yonhap)

The Ministry of Public Security and the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics had a meeting about the content of the training and confirmation of the Advanced level of political theory in the People’s Public Security Forces (CAND).

At the meeting, all comments acknowledged and appreciated the fact that the 3 Institutes in CAND were proactive and creative in the process of training for Advanced level of political theory in CAND … At the same time, the dominant opinions. most requested the Secretariat to officially assign the Ministry of Public Security the right to train and confirm the Senior level of political reasoning because this is very necessary, in accordance with the current context and situation.

General To Lam, Minister of Public Security spoke at the meeting.

Minister of Public Security To Lam emphasized that the effective implementation of the Secretariat’s Conclusion No. 25-KL / TW dated December 28, 2017 on the assignment of the right to train and certify Senior Political dissertation for the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Defense is a major and important undertaking, contributing to promoting and enhancing the building of important resources for the CAND force, especially the source of commanding cadres and leaders, to be soon achieved. the goal of building a regular, elite and modern CAND force.

In 3 years of pilot implementation, the Ministry of Public Security basically completed the set objectives. This result has the great attention and support of the Central Organizing Committee, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, and the Central Propaganda Department for the CAND force.

Minister To Lam also suggested the Central Organizing Committee, Central Propaganda Department, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics on the basis of the results of the task of training High-level political theory that the Ministry of Public Security had. implemented according to Conclusion 25, reporting to the Secretariat for official training and certification of long-term high-level political theory for the Ministry of Public Security.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics suggested that, in the coming time, the academies in the CAND should pay more attention to the quality of textbooks and lesson plans, especially electricity lesson plans. Death, in which, requires high updating not only in the textbook but must be shown in each lecture, each subject.

Institutes in CAND need to focus on fostering faculty on political theory teaching methods, regularly training to standardize the team, with careful preparation for the future team; Integrating political theory into training programs to save time and money for staff.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and General To Lam, Minister of Public Security chaired the meeting on the afternoon of April 14.

Previously, on April 12, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang also had a meeting with the Ministry of Defense on the training of high-level political theory.

At the meeting, Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army affirmed that in recent years, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of Defense have thoroughly grasped and implemented closely and seriously. No. 25-KL / TW of the Secretariat, guidance of the Central Organizing Committee.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense proactively formulate plans, guide the implementation of training, complete the program and confirm the high-level of political theory; Ensure good facilities, faculty, systems of documents, content, training programs, select students, organize the management, test, test, evaluate study results closely, serious.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army and members of the delegation inspecting facilities training substances of the Army Academy.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang highly appreciated the training results, completed and confirmed the Advanced level of political theory performed by the Ministry of Defense over the years, and affirmed the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics. Minh will accept recommendations from academies and agencies under the Ministry of Defense, continue to coordinate with the Central Organizing Committee to request the Secretariat to assign the Ministry of Defense, which are directly 3 academies including the National Defense Academy, Political Academy, Army Academy officially trained High-level political theory for the subjects in the coming time.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang requested the Ministry of Defense to urgently build and complete a new set of textbooks, update the contents of the documents of the XIII National Party Congress in the program content, standardize the teaching staff. Senior lecturer in political theory, integrating the training program High-level political reasoning into the training program for commanders, advisors at the campaign level and strategy to save time and money.

Miss Myanmar Peace Han Lay is staying in Thailand after a speech calling for the world to support her people.

The cultural and artistic life is paralyzed. The shadow from the political crisis still lies in the country of these golden towers.

Artists spread the message everywhere

Myanmar is still sinking in days of political instability, a series of areas severely affected, including culture and arts.

All over the newspapers, Burmese artists and celebrities do not appear in splendid costumes, lavish lights or on majestic films, expensive music videos … Thousands of artists fall in. unemployed or having to be lost in foreign countries. Many people took to the streets to call for peace.

CNN said actress Paing Phyo Thu, one of Myanmar’s highest-paid stars, declared to go to the streets to protest against the authorities. She is not even afraid to withdraw her budget to support those who have to quit their jobs to join the protest. Currently, her husband, director Na Gyi, is also running away after being listed as a wanted.

“We want the audience to know that we are always there for them. Knowing that speaking out like this is very dangerous, we have no way back now. We will fight to the end. Whether or not the order has been issued or not, as long as I am alive, I will oppose the military government that is bullying and killing the people, ”said Paing Phyo Thu.

Actress Phyoe Thu regularly participates in marches in Yangon city after the political upheaval took place

Currently, many artists and celebrities have to leave their families to avoid being wanted from the authorities such as: Actor Payeti Oo, director Ko Pauk, actor Lu Min, director Wine, singer Anatga …

The case of Miss Myanmar Peace Han Lay is an example. On the stage of the world level competition, Han Lay made practical calls for the international community to pay attention to the instability problem in his homeland and join hands to help them through the dark period.

A few days later, she was immediately put on the wanted list. Luckily, 9x is supported by the Head of the contest BTC for the cost and job opportunity in Thailand. However, Han Lay still does not stop worrying about relatives back home.

Even worse, many artists were arrested by the military, currently unknown whereabouts. Famous model and actress Paing Takhon was arrested on April 8 for speaking out against the coup. Takhon’s sister told Reuters news agency that the military arrested her brother at 4:30 a.m. at their parents’ home in Yangon. Security forces dispatched eight military trucks and about 50 soldiers to arrest Takhon, not sure where to take the actor. Before that, on April 6, the country’s most famous comedian, Zarganar, was also arrested.

Composing inspiration opposed the coup

Actor Paing Takhon was arrested by the authorities

The news website Coda Story said that while many artists and people took to the streets to call for an end to the violence, the wave of protests still crept through art products, especially music.

A series of rappers day and night produce songs that protest against the coup. “Dozens of tracks by hip-hop artists living in Myanmar and abroad have been uploaded to social media platforms and streaming sites, including Facebook, YouTube and Soundcloud. Music marks a new front in the ongoing information war against the military authorities, ”commented writer Burhan Wazir.

One of the most famous works is “End Game” by Nay Ye Khant, Adjustor, Yung Hugo, GRACEe, D-Vision, Young Yair and EilliE. The work currently has more than 200,000 views on YouTube. The song depicts the current persecution of Myanmar’s dictatorship – the country’s third stage of military rule since its independence from Britain in 1948 – as a war for freedom and democracy. .

Coda Story expressed appreciation for this form of calling. Because, for many years, hip-hop rap has been at the forefront of rallies around the globe. In the US, “Black Lives Matter” has called on dozens of MCs, including Run The Jewels, Meek Mill and Ty Dolla Sign, to release songs highlighting police brutality, racism and inequality. .

In another development, British rappers responded to the knife crime crisis in their own country. Artists in Hong Kong have expressed their support for the pro-democracy movement.

Dr. Jane M. Ferguson, a professor of Southeast Asian history and anthropology at Australian National University in Canberra believes that the pervasiveness of anti-coup rap plays an important role in the protest movement. of Myanmar.

“It offers a creative and fun package that captures the audience’s attention, but it can also ignite support over generations,” she explains.

Not only music, graffiti artist Si Thu Aung, from Mandalay, has been diligently painting walls in towns and cities for the past six weeks. “We have no weapons, we only have art, so we will revolt with our art, until people know our voice all over the world,” said Si Thu Aung. with Coda Story.

Khin Myat Myat Naing, a travel blogger with more than 750,000 wanted followers, said authorities were worried about posts supporting the overturned civilian government. “I will run and do my best for those who have been arrested,” Khin Myat Myat Naing stated on his personal page.