Munich Regional Court - Public Prosecutor's Office rejects Boateng-Verdict
In the proceedings against former football national player Jérôme Boateng, the final word is still not spoken. The prosecution has filed a revision against the latest judgment of Munich Regional Court I, as a court spokesperson of the news agency DPA stated. The defense had left open after the judgment whether they would file a revision.
Jérôme Boateng should have paid more than one million in fines
The court had found the World Cup winner of 2014, who was sentenced in mid-July, guilty of intentional bodily harm against his ex-girlfriend. However, he was only warned for this offense. A fine of 40 installments of €5,000 each was imposed conditionally.
Similar to a suspended prison sentence, Boateng only has to pay the €200,000 if he violates the conditions. These conditions include paying €50,000 each to two charitable organizations that work for children. The prosecution had demanded a fine of €1.12 million.
The proceedings against the long-term defender of FC Bayern Munich, who has recently transferred from Italian club US Salernitana to Linzer ASK in Austria, have been ongoing for a long time. The Munich District Court had already imposed a fine on Boateng in 2021: 60 installments of €30,000 each, totaling €1.8 million.
After six years, the matter is not settled
The Munich Regional Court I sentenced Boateng in October 2022 in the second instance for bodily harm and defamation to a fine of €120 installments of €10,000 each – a total of €1.2 million. However, the Bavarian Higher Regional Court quashed the judgment due to persistent legal errors – so the case was rolled back to the Munich Regional Court I.
"That's it, the matter is settled. Fortunately – after six years," says Judge Susanne Hemmerich after the judgment. However, it seems that it will go on. The revision must be decided by the Bavarian Higher Regional Court again.
After the Bavarian Higher Regional Court overturned the previous judgment due to legal errors, the Public Prosecutor's Office decided to file a revision against the latest decision of the Munich Regional Court I in Jerome Boateng's case. Despite being found guilty of intentional body harm against his ex-girlfriend, Boateng was only warned and faced a conditional fine, significantly lower than the prosecution's allegation of violence-related fine of over one million euros.
