Overview

• Ochsenknecht was arrested on June 25 at Hamburg Airport under a European arrest warrant for alleged fraud over an unpaid hotel stay in Tirol
• Despite Yeliz Koc covering the outstanding invoice on June 27, he remains in pretrial custody at Holstenglacis pending formal extradition steps
• Hamburg’s Generalstaatsanwaltschaft confirmed the written extradition proceedings before the Hanseatic Oberlandesgericht could last three to four weeks
• Prosecutors in Innsbruck continue their fraud investigation into the December 2021 hotel stay without having filed charges to date
• Through Instagram, Ochsenknecht has appealed for fair reporting and thanked his ex-partner, family members and Hamburg authorities for their support