Overview

• The Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt imposed twelve days of Ordnungshaft on Giuseppe Sumrain for five violations of injunctions banning the 2022 slap video of comedian Oliver Pocher
• This marks the first use of detention in place of fines after prior Ordnungsgelder failed to deter his continued sharing of the footage
• The court found that Sumrain leveraged the viral clip to boost his media popularity and to perpetuate Pocher’s humiliation despite civil and criminal penalty orders requiring roughly €50,000 in damages and fines
• Oliver Pocher’s lawyer, Dr. Patricia Cronemeyer, called the decision a vital signal for reinforcing personality rights and public confidence in the rule of law
• The OLG warned that any further unauthorized distribution of the video could trigger a significantly longer prison sentence