Overview
- The 36-year-old lawyer is charged with insulting emergency responders and a police officer at a Düsseldorf U-Bahn station in January 2023 while heavily intoxicated.
- Prosecutors allege she called a paramedic “Scheiß Ausländer” and a police officer “kleinen Pisser,” qualifying as hate speech against protected public servants.
- Authorities issued a €6,000 fine tied to her income after a 1.4 ‰ breathalyzer test, which she formally contested.
- The trial was delayed when she missed two hearings and then declined to reveal her financial details at her third appearance.
- With proceedings on hold, the court will request her bank statements from the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht to verify her earnings for the final fine calculation.