In July 2018, Bausch sent a letter to the public prosecutor Martine Solovieff, expressing his surprise at how a first substitute for the public prosecutor had threatened a procedure concerning the roads and bridges authority.
The issue in question concerned a number of motorcyclists who had crashed due to a poorly-secured construction site between Stadtbredimus and Hettermillen.
The CSV has recently submitted a parliamentary question concerning the letter, concerned that the Minister for Mobility and Public Works had been attempting to influence the judiciary in determining whether the motorcyclists should receive damages.
In an article published Wednesday, Solovieff told the Luxemburger Wort that if it had been the case of the minister attempting to influence the judiciary, she would have taken steps to address the issue. As it stands, she explained, she found the minister’s approach “unusual”, as it would usually be the Minister of Justice who would ask for further details. However, Solovieff also explained that the roads and bridges authority is under Bausch’s jurisdiction, which in turn did justify his actions.
In a letter to RTL.lu, Paul Hammelmann, the president of the road safety association, believed that Bausch should not be accused of anything and that his approach was appropriate. However, constitutional expert Luc Heuschling told radio 100,7 that Bausch’s actions constituted a clear “violation.”
