Court ruling gives Radio Liechtenstein two chairmen of the Board of Directors

The Liechtenstein Constitutional Court has ruled that the dismissal of the former Chairman of the Board of Directors, Norbert Seeger, of Radio Liechtenstein was unjust. This means that the broadcaster now effectively has two Chairmen of the Board of Directors. According to the Constitutional Court, Parliament failed to comply with key procedural guarantees provided for by the constitution and the law when dismissing Seeger and Board member Alexander Batliner (see ), writes the St. Galler Tagblatt. These errors violated the constitutionally guaranteed rights of those affected.Seeger and Batliner were dismissed by the Liechtenstein parliament at the end of November 2005 by 13 votes to 12, as the broadcaster was in the red. Seeger was also described as the driving force behind the dismissal of director Mario Aldrovandi. Aldrovandi then took legal action against his dismissal. Seger, in turn, filed criminal proceedings against the dismissed director, who is accused of data theft, data corruption and suppression of evidence. The parties have since reached a settlement regarding compensation. The criminal proceedings against Aldrovandi are continuing.
Since the beginning of 2006, the Liechtenstein radio station has been doing better again (see
). This is due to consistent cost control and the increase in advertising income. Nevertheless, the government has applied for a national contribution of CHF 1.5 million for 2007 to finance operations (see ).