Overview

• Markus Braun's defense has filed a 121-page evidence request to demonstrate his lack of knowledge about the Wirecard fraud until the trial began.
• The defense attributes the fraud to fugitive Jan Marsalek, key witness Oliver Bellenhaus, and their alleged accomplices, claiming they embezzled billions since 2013.
• Braun's legal team has requested the court investigate financial flows to companies reportedly controlled by Marsalek and Bellenhaus.
• Oliver Bellenhaus, a co-defendant and key witness, has accused Braun of spreading a 'victim myth' and questioned why his actions were not stopped earlier.
• The trial, ongoing since December 2022, centers on allegations of Braun's involvement in a three-billion-euro fraud, with Braun maintaining his innocence throughout.