Diplomacy
Racial slur of the CSU-man Ramsauer in Athens?
A Greek photographer accuses CSU politicians Ramsauer, to have racially insulted. Ramsauer, who was with Vice Chancellor Gabriel for talks in Athens, denies that. Now, statement stands against statement.
Peter Ramsauer, Sigmar Gabriel, and Alexis Tsipras (l. to R.): In the case of this photo shoot it should be to a head came
Actually, it was at a Meeting of
Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday to the topics
Brexit and Europe. But now a completely different topic is the focus of the Athens-visit. It goes to the previous Minister of transport, Peter Ramsauer, the Gabriel as the head of the Bundestag Committee on economic Affairs at the two-day trip to Greece.
A nasty Insult, or “a downright lie”?
A Greek photographer accuses the CSU politician to have racially insulted. At the photo shoot in the office of the Greek Prime Minister, it’s been a scramble. It Ramsauer to have said: “don’t touch me, you dirty Greek,” said the photographer.
Ramsauer rejected the claim. “This is a downright lie,” he told the German press Agency (dpa) in Athens. The photographer got dealt in passing with the right elbow a violent shock, a “rib hooks”. “I was pressed to the wall,” said Ramsauer. He reigns the man he thought was a German: “Lord God! Please be so with me. Go away!”
On his Facebook page, the CSU is fighting politicians Ramsauer against the allegations
The photographer responded in English that he can understand him. So he repeated: “I’m not used to be treated like that. Be off!” The words “dirty Greek,” he has taken neither on German nor on English in the mouth, says Ramsauer. “This is completely absurd.” Now, statement stands against statement.
A big issue in Greek media
The Greek photographer, who asked not to be named, said that for him the thing was finished. “Several people, including Germans, have apologised to me. Only he (Ramsauer).” The photographer and members of the German Delegation had reported to the incident that occurred on Thursday, the German Embassy in Athens. In Greek media, will be discussed between the case now wide. Ramsau is one of those Union members who had opposed the Greek bailout packages in the Bundestag strictly.
cw/uh (dpa, afp)