Overview

• Prosecutors also charged former state secretary Gerhard Schulz with the same alleged false, non-oath testimony to the Bundestag committee.
• The indictment centers on claims both men denied recalling an operator offer in November 2018 to delay signing contracts until after the European Court of Justice ruling.
• Scheuer rejects the accusations and calls the move politically motivated, while prosecutors and critics emphasize the independence of the judicial process.
• The case has been filed with the Landgericht Berlin due to its special significance, and judges must decide whether to admit it for trial.
• A conviction for uneidliche Falschaussage carries a penalty of three months to five years in prison, and the failed toll project has already cost the state about €243 million in a settlement with the planned operators.