As first reported by the Luxemburger Wort, Prosecutor General Martine Solovieff addressed a letter to Gloden on Thursday, with a copy sent to Minister of Justice Elisabeth Margue. In the letter, also obtained by RTL, the Prosecutor General highlighted the backlog of cases awaiting attention by the Judicial Police Service.
Solovieff cited over 1,200 pending cases, including 108 related to general crime, 43 to sexual offences, 283 to juvenile crime, 72 to money laundering, 320 to economic and financial crime, and 465 to “training, support, as well as economic and financial methodology.”
Solovieff pointed out that the deployment of criminal police to enforce the capital’s begging ban requires 880 hours of police presence per month, diverting resources from addressing other criminal matters.
The Prosecutor General sarcastically noted that the results of the ongoing campaign are “impressive": two penalty notices have been issued thus far, one involving former Green Party leader Christian Kmiotek reporting himself.
Additionally, Solovieff contended that the nature of the offences detected during the operation remains unclear.
Solovieff expressed dismay that specialised investigators have been reassigned to enforce the begging ban indefinitely, at the expense of addressing other pressing matters.
