Federal Court of Justice overturns acquittals in the Mannesmann trial
The 3rd Criminal Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) thus followed the application of the Federal Prosecutor's Office, which had already demanded the overturning of the acquittals in May. The judgments would not "withstand legal scrutiny," it was said at the time. The controversial bonus payments had involved "criminally relevant offenses." The money payments had been justified solely "in the interest of the recipients." The defendants had violated their "duty of care for assets" so "seriously" that the offense of breach of trust was indeed fulfilled.
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