Oberstaatsanwalt Boris Bochnick äußerte sich als Personalrat und stellvertretender Landesvorsitzender der Deutschen Justiz-Gewerkschaft Hamburg über 17.000 ungesendete Briefe der Staatsanwaltschaft, die erst nach zwei Monaten aufgefallen seien.
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Die Hamburger Staatsanwaltschaft hatte 17.000 Briefe ungesendet liegen lassen, wobei der Vorfall erst nach zwei Monaten entdeckt wurde.
Was ist in der Hamburger Staatsanwaltschaft los? Oberstaatsanwalt Boris Bochnick nahm sich am vergangenen Sonntag zwei Stunden Zeit, das zu erzählen. Er darf über die Arbeitsbelastung und Zustände sprechen, denn er ist Personalrat und zudem stellvertretender Landesvorsitzender der Deutschen Justiz-Gewerkschaft Hamburg.
DIE ZEIT: Herr Bochnick, vergangene Woche sorgte eine Meldung für Aufsehen: 17.000 Briefe der Staatsanwaltschaft blieben ungesendet. Erst nach zwei Monaten fiel das auf. Warum wurde das nicht früher bemerkt?

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