Overview

• State data protection commissioner Alexander Roßnagel testified he received two complaints but identified no breaches in the handling of Messari-Becker’s dismissal.
• Public law expert Michael Bäuerle told the committee that citing private misconduct publicly did not violate the state’s duty of care toward the former Staatssekretärin.
• Another legal scholar, Thorsten Masuch, had earlier argued that vague allegations left Messari-Becker unable to defend herself properly.
• A former personal aide described instances of sexist and demeaning remarks by Messari-Becker toward ministry leadership and noted her routine of reserving Wednesday mornings for sports and working from home on Fridays.
• The committee will question Darmstadt mayor Hanno Benz about claims that Messari-Becker leveraged her office to influence a neighbor’s building permit decision.