Procedure against Jerome Boateng - Last word apparently not spoken yet
One week after a verdict was handed down in a process against Jérôme Boateng (35) for intentional bodily harm, the prosecution in Munich has filed for revision. The football professional was sentenced to a suspended fine of 200,000 Euro.
In response to an inquiry from news agency spot on news, the press office for criminal matters at the Munich Higher Regional Court confirmed, "that the prosecution in Munich has filed for revision against the verdict." A reason for the revision will only be given after the verdict has been served, so no statements can be made about this at the moment.
Boateng is not to blame
Boateng was sentenced to a suspended fine of 200,000 Euro for intentional bodily harm at the Munich District Court on July 19. A former partner had accused the World Cup winner of assaulting and insulting her in 2018. Boateng denied the accusations. The court sentenced him to the suspended fine on the previous Friday.
However, Boateng does not have to pay this fine as long as he does not violate certain conditions. The judge stated in her ruling that nothing remained of the accusation of "notorious woman beater" against the football star in the proceedings. The prosecution had demanded a sum of 1.2 million Euros in the trial. It is possible that they saw the imposed warning as too lenient and therefore decided on a revision.
The revision of the verdict against Jerome Boateng for intentional bodily harm was initiated by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Munich. The Munich Appeal Court will review the Body Harm procedures against Jérôme Boateng, following a request for revision. The original verdict resulted in a suspended fine of 200,000 Euro, a decision that the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office I finds questionable.
