(Interview met Potkaars, nadat het vonnis bekend werd.) Na een strafproces, dat in januari 2024 begon en uit meer dan vijftig rechtszittingen bestond, werd de Duitse advocaat en medeoprichter van Corona Ausschuss, Dr. Reiner Fuellmich, op donderdag 24 april veroordeeld tot drie-en-een-half jaar gevangenisstraf, het terugbetalen van twee vermeend verduisterde geldsommen €200K en €500K en…
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Sentence Reiner Fuellmich as harsh and disproportionate as his pre-trial detention
On Thursday 24 April, after a year-long criminal trial, which began in January 2024 and consisted of more than 50 court hearings, German lawyer and co-founder of Corona Investigative Committee (CIC), Dr Reiner Fuellmich, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years’ imprisonment, repayment of two allegedly embezzled sums of money (€200K and €500K) plus court fees. The…
German elections: Reiner Fuellmich placed 9th in Wuppertal
Although German lawyer Reiner Fuellmich acquired not nearly enough votes to secure a seat in the German parliament, given the fact that he has been kept on remand for 16 months and was not allowed to campaign, becoming ninth[i] out of 19 candidates for Wuppertal was a more positive outcome than many had expected. The…
Reiner Fuellmich’s own defence plea: a non-fictional thriller
The article below is a draft report of the hearing on 17 February. A more extensive report of the three hearings that week (17, 18 and 21 February 2025) comes in the form of this video: What excitement could there possibly be left after one year and around 40 court hearings, during which seemingly all…
Tijdelijke windstilte in proces en verkiezingscampagne Reiner Fuellmich
In het proces tegen de Duitse advocaat Reiner Fuellmich zijn nog twee zittingen uitgesteld. De extra ‘vrije tijd’ komt Fuellmichs verkiezingscampagne echter niet ten goede, aangezien de condities van zijn gevangenschap nog niet versoepeld zijn. Deze week werden de hoorzittingen die voor 21 en 23 januari gepland stonden, geannuleerd. Dit maakt dat in totaal tien…
Trial and election campaign Reiner Fuellmich at a temporary standstill
Two more court hearings have been postponed, in the trial against the German lawyer Reiner Fuellmich. The extra ‘free’ time does not benefit Fuellmichs election campaign, as no changes have been made, yet, to the conditions of his imprisonment. This week, the hearings scheduled for 21 and 23 January were cancelled. This makes a total…
Reiner Fuellmich secures electoral candidacy despite media silence
During the first phase of Germany’s 2025 election process, eight hearings were cancelled by the court in Göttingen, in the criminal proceedings against the German lawyer and cofounder of the Corona Investigative Committee, Reiner Fuellmich. Although one of the judges is said to be recovering from an accident requiring an operation, since the end of…
Reiner Fuellmich to Run Against Former Secret Services Head in upcoming German Elections
Like a plot twist worthy of a John le Carré cover, the German lawyer Reiner Fuellmich is taking steps to run against Thomas Haldenwang, former president of the ‘Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz’ (BfV, Germany’s Secret Services), in the upcoming parliamentary elections, at the end of February 2025. Fuellmich’s name as an independent candidate has been put…
Ground Hog Day proces tegen Reiner Fuellmich: Hof Braunschweig laat 16 eerder afgewezen aanklachten toe
Zestien betalingen die het advocatenkantoor van Reiner Fuellmich van 18 maart 2021 tot en met 4 juli 2022 ontving, vormen de zestien aanklachten in een nieuw strafproces tegen deze medeoprichter van het Duitse informatieplatform Corona Ausschuss, zo bepaalde het Hoger Regionaal Gerechtshof van Braunschweig op 5 november. Corona Ausschuss werd vrijwel direct na haar oprichting…
Ground Hog Day: Higher Regional Court Allows 16 Previously Dismissed Charges in Separate Trial Against Reiner Fuellmich
Sixteen payments, received by Reiner Fuellmich’s law firm from 18 March 2021 to 4 July 2022, constitute the sixteen charges in a new criminal trial against the co-founder of the German information platform Corona Ausschuss (Corona Investigative Committee, CA). Such was the verdict of the Higher Regional Court in Braunschweig, on 5 November. CA’s international…