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Prosecution and Defense Appeal Ballweg Acquittal in Querdenken 711 Case

Written reasons are due in 15 weeks to guide forthcoming appeal arguments

Nach dem Urteil im Fall des Gründers der sogenannten Querdenken-Bewegung, Michael Ballweg, haben Staatsanwaltschaft und Verteidigung Revision eingelegt. Das teilte das Landgericht Stuttgart mit. Das Urteil wird damit vorläudif nicht rechtskräftig.
Auch seine Anwälte gehen in Revision: Querdenker-Gründer Michael Ballweg. Foto: IMAGO / Herrmann Agenturfotografie
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Michael Ballweg wurde vergangene Woche teilweise freigesprochen.

Overview

  • Both the Staatsanwaltschaft and Ballweg’s defense lodged appeals against the Stuttgart court’s July 30 acquittal on 9,450 counts of fraud.
  • Ballweg received only a warning for tax evasion despite prosecutors’ demand for a three-year prison term over allegations he solicited more than €1 million in public donations.
  • The court will issue its written reasons within 15 weeks, after which both sides have one month to formally substantiate their grounds for appeal.
  • Because the verdict is not yet final, Ballweg is entitled to compensation for the nine months he spent in pretrial detention from June 2022 to April 2023.
  • The ongoing legal dispute underscores heightened scrutiny of pandemic-era Querdenken 711 protests and questions about accountability for movement finances.