Process - Public prosecutor appeals against Lehmann verdict
The chainsaw trial against Jens Lehmann is likely to enter a new round: one week after the verdict against the former national soccer goalkeeper, the public prosecutor's office has lodged an appeal against it. Andrea Grape, spokeswoman for the Munich II public prosecutor's office, told the German Press Agency on Friday.
Lehmann had been sentenced by the Starnberg district court to a fine of 210 daily rates of 2,000 euros each for damage to property, insulting police officers and attempted fraud. He is therefore ordered to pay a total of 420,000 euros.
The public prosecutor's office had demanded a suspended prison sentence of ten months and a fine of 216,000 euros in the trial, which centered on a bizarre neighbor dispute and the accusation that Lehmann had sawn a roof beam in his neighbor's garage with a chainsaw. "With a chainsaw in their hands, heroes become legends," said public prosecutor Stefan Kreutzer - or they end up in court.
Lehmann had "consistently staged himself as a victim of justice", said judge Tanja Walter. However, the 54-year-old was "not a victim, he is a perpetrator" and had presented "outrageous stories" in his defense in court. Nevertheless, she refrained from imposing a prison sentence and only imposed a fine.
The deadline for lodging an appeal ran until midnight on Friday. When asked, Lehmann's lawyer Christoph Rückel did not yet say whether he also intends to appeal against the verdict.
In his plea, he had demanded acquittal of the charges of damage to property and attempted fraud - and a fine of 50 daily rates of less than 500 euros each for insulting police officers.
As soon as one party appeals, a judgment does not become legally binding. The case must then be retried in the next instance at the regional court.
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- The appeals process in the 'Chainsaw Trial' involving Jens Lehmann, the former German soccer goalkeeper, is being handled by the public prosecutor's office in Starnberg.
- The local court in Bavaria's Starnberg district sentenced Lehmann to a significant fine for damage to property, insulting police officers, and attempted fraud related to a neighborhood dispute.
- Not satisfied with the verdict, the public prosecutor's office in Munich II lodged an appeal against the decision, which could result in a new trial in the regional court.
- The public prosecutor's office in Munich II, led by spokesperson Andrea Grape, has decided to appeal the verdict against Jens Lehmann following his recent trial in Starnberg.
- The public prosecutor's office in Munich II has requested a prison sentence of ten months and a fine of 216,000 euros for Jens Lehmann, more than the Starnberg court's sentence of 420,000 euros in fines.
- This time around, Lehmann's defense lawyer, Christoph Rückel, may also decide to appeal against the verdict, as the deadline for lodging an appeal was Friday midnight.
- The public prosecutor's office in Munich II is not the only entity involved in criminal proceedings – Starnberg also holds authority over numerous cases of criminality, passing judgment on individuals who have committed damage to property and similar offenses.
Source: www.stern.de
