Bundesbank strips board member Sarrazin of role after racism row

FRANKFURT, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Germany's Bundesbank stripped board member Thilo Sarrazin of some of his key responsibilities on Tuesday, as punishment for controversial comments he made about Arab and Turks living in Berlin.
Sarrazin, 64, was quoted telling culture magazine Lettre International that Muslims in Berlin sponge off the state and called for a crackdown on immigration.
He added that a large number of Arabs and Turks in the city had 'no productive function, apart from selling fruit and vegetables'.
In a statement following a board meeting, the Bundesbank said Sarrazin was no longer in charge of cash circulation. It leaves him the responsibility for information technology and risk control at the bank.
In Berlin charges have been filed against Sarrazin, which included the accusation he was inciting racial hatred. Sarrazin has apologised for the remarks but ignored demands to step down.



Thilo Sarrazin (64), the former Berlin Finance Minister, is at a new level of unpopularity within the Bundesbank and his political party.

Axel Weber, the Chairman the the Bundesbank, said Sarrazin had caused “considerable damage” to the organisation’s reputation.
Bundesbank entmachtet Thilo Sarrazin

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Als Konsequenz aus seinen umstrittenen Äußerungen zur Integration von Ausländern muss Bundesbank-Vorstand Thilo Sarrazin wichtige Kompetenzen abgeben. In einer für die Bundesbank einmaligen Aktion entzog der Vorstand dem 64-Jährigen eines von drei Ressorts.


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