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He has not been charged so far, no criminal charges. This is just to keep him from interfering with witnesses.
by internet_user 8y ago
He has not been charged so far, no criminal charges. This is just to keep him from interfering with witnesses.
- _rpd 8y agoIs this usual in Germany? To me it seems to be a fairly extraordinary step, almost theatrical.
- lis 8y agoI would say it's at least not uncommon. Danger of collusion / "Verdunkelungsgefahr" ist an often cited reason for that.
- rbehrends 8y agoHe has been charged with fraud (Betrug) and causing false entries to be made in public records (mittelbare Falschbeurkundung) [1]. This is not surprising, because a hard requirement for pretrial detention [1] is that it is highly likely that the suspect committed a criminal offense [2]. The risk of either flight or obstruction of justice is an additional requirement on top of him being a suspect. [1] http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/audi-chef-rupert-stadler-festgenommen-a-1213533.html http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/audi-chef-ruper... (in German) [2] https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stpo/englisch_stpo.html#p0865 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_stpo/englisch_st...