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Decision on Alfons Schuhbeck’s Return to Prison Expected Within Weeks

Munich prosecutors are nearing a decision on whether prisons can continue his cancer treatment.

Overview

  • The Munich I prosecutor said the review of custody suitability is ongoing and should conclude in the coming weeks.
  • Authorities have obtained medical statements and requested assessments from several prisons, with one response still outstanding.
  • The 76-year-old’s sentence remains suspended while he receives cancer treatment outside prison.
  • Schuhbeck has already served about 20 months, previously in Landsberg and its Rothenfeld unit, where the required therapy could not be continued.
  • In July he received a total of four years and three months for insolvency offenses, fraud and intentional bankruptcy, and creditors have filed €27 million in claims with only a fraction expected to be repaid, according to the insolvency administrator.