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German Federal President's flak toward the chief-deskman of Bild's on his mailbox that is vastly considered as attack on freedom of the press by the media has gotten return fire from the tabloid.
In contrast to Wulff's public apology about his statement - the president considers it now as a mistake when having taken on the chief-deskman - in a joint, special broadcast interview of ARD and ZDF (the first two German public channels), that was hastily arranged, the Bild tabloid has contradicted Wulff's 'deposition' about the message he left while having been enraged about a Bild story on a private 500.000 euro loan that had been broken when the president was abroad in the Middle East.
Wulff promised openness on public TV, and Bild wanted to publish the message as response.
But the president is stone-walling, why you might be inclined to ask?
Privacy issue, no way - because he wanted us to believe that 'he really cares', and now his objection on publishing this mailbox message.
Another sort of bending the truth, this question should be allowed.
As president, Wulff has to sign any law into effect. He has the constitutional task to check whether a law has been passed in accordance with the German constitution, called Basic Law (Grundgesetz).
The freedom of the press is one of the highest tenets in any western democracy.
An office holder has to be judged on higher moral standards. So why this objection, anyone might ask now?
Therefore, it's incomprehensible that the president who preaches openness makes his milk-glasnot approach.
