Ex-Wirecard manager Jan Marsalek has been wanted for years. He may have gone into hiding in Russia. But he is now sending a sign of life through his lawyer – and apparently expresses himself in a letter about the court proceedings.
In the Wirecard scandal, the main suspect, Jan Marsalek, who has been in hiding for three years, reported to the Munich judiciary through his defense attorney. A letter from the defense attorney was received at the Munich I district court, said a court spokesman.
According to the “Wirtschaftswoche” (Wiwo), Marsalek, who was being pursued by the Munich judiciary, did not specifically address the allegations made against him. However, he commented on the third-party business of the insolvent payment service provider and made it clear that this existed.
Marsalek will probably comment on those involved in the proceedings
The third-party business is a central topic of the Wirecard process, which is currently being carried out against the former CEO Markus Braun. The public prosecutor’s office assumes that this business did not exist – Braun, on the other hand, says it did exist.
According to “Wiwo”, Marsalek also commented on the different parties involved in the document. In judicial circles, it is said that Marsalek primarily incriminated co-defendant Oliver B., who is considered the prosecution’s key witness. B. was Wirecard’s governor in Dubai for a long time. After the company collapsed, he charged Braun and his former colleague Stephan von E.
According to “Wiwo”, Marsalek is said to have given the court to understand that B. was not telling the truth on several points. B.’s defense attorney, Florian Eder, told the magazine about the alleged allegations: “You can write a lot and say a lot, but you don’t have to believe everything”.
Braun and the two co-accused are on trial, among other things, for gang fraud. You face long prison terms. The Wirecard case has been under discussion at the Munich I District Court for several months.
One of the biggest German economic scandals
The Wirecard bankruptcy is one of the biggest economic scandals in Germany. Braun, together with the rest of the Wirecard boardroom, is said to have booked bogus transactions in the billions over the years and thus swindled large loans. He denies the allegations and blames Marsalek. This is on the run, he is suspected in Russia.
Source: Stern
