Overview

• Prosecutors filed charges of uneidliche Falschaussage against Andreas Scheuer and former state secretary Gerhard Schulz over their 2020 testimony to the Bundestag’s Maut inquiry.
• The indictment centers on claims they denied recalling an offer from operators in November 2018 to delay contract signing until after the expected ECJ ruling, allegedly contrary to their actual memory.
• Because of the case’s significance, the indictment was lodged with the Landgericht Berlin, which is in the Zwischenverfahren and will decide on admitting the case to trial.
• Scheuer rejects the allegations as unfounded and politically motivated and plans to fight them, while the prosecution disputes any political motive.
• The ECJ struck down the Pkw‑Maut in 2019 and the collapse cost the federal government about €243 million in payments to operators, with a conviction carrying a possible three months to five years in prison.