RWE retracts sanction warrant against market ruler

Erkelenz Local Court headlines: - RWE retracts sanction warrant against market ruler

Marten Reiß (43) became known as "Wettking" in 2022 on Thomas Gottschalk's show in front of over ten million viewers and donated his winnings to the brown coal village of Lützerath for RWE. RWE then received a fine of 2,000 Euro against climate activist Reiß for trespassing since Lützerath was already owned by the energy company. Right before a scheduled hearing at the Erkelenz District Court on Monday, RWE withdrew the application. It has been almost 20 months since the alleged "illegal act," a RWE spokesperson shared. "The occupation of Lützerath was already ended by the police at the beginning of the previous year. By withdrawing, we hope to contribute to the situation's de-escalation."

Reiß has always maintained that there is no evidence of trespassing. "On 'Wetten, dass..?' I was called a Lützerather, so RWE simply assumed that I hadn't left," he explained to the German Press Agency. Reiß had donated his winning of 50,000 Euro to Lützerath. "Lützerath was my heart project for at least two years," he said about it. "I would do it again." In his bet on the ZDF show, Reiß identified three times among more than a thousand fingerprints one that had been exchanged.

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1. Despite the penalty order issued against him by RWE for trespassing in Lützerath, a brown coal village in North Rhine-Westphalia, Marten Reiß remained firm in his belief that there was no evidence of such an incident.
2. The local court in Erkelenz was set to hear RWE's case against Reiß, but just before the scheduled hearing, RWE chose to withdraw their application, citing the hope of contributing to the situation's de-escalation.
3. This decision by RWE came nearly 20 months after the alleged "illegal act," and the energy company's spokesperson stated that the occupation of Lützerath was ended by the police at the beginning of the previous year.
4. The withdrawal of the application came just days after Thomas Gottschalk's show, where Reiß, who became known as "Wettking," donated his winnings to Lützerath and identified Lützerath as his heart project.
5. The penalty order against Reiss, a climate activist, was issued due to his actions in Lützerath, which was already owned by RWE.
6. Controversy over Lützerath has been a topic of discussion in Germany, with people expressing concerns about climate and energy, and RWE continuing to play a central role in the ongoing processes.

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