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Agent Roger Wittmann Files Criminal Complaint Over Hoffenheim Fans’ ‘Wanted’ Posters

His lawyer describes the materials as a breach of personality rights with violent overtones.

Overview

  • Wittmann’s legal team says it has filed a criminal complaint and initiated civil proceedings seeking an injunction against the posters’ publication.
  • Hoffenheim fans distributed and displayed the “wanted” sheets before and during Saturday’s 3–1 home win over RB Leipzig in Sinsheim.
  • Attorney Dominik Höch rejects any satire defense, arguing the text is earnest rather than humorous or exaggerated.
  • Höch points to an online ultra‑group video using crosshairs, which he says could be interpreted as a call to violence.
  • The lawyer faults the club for not stopping the distribution around the stadium, while Hoffenheim has not commented as governance tensions persist after two managing directors exited last week.