Overview

• The trial against former Berlin Health Senator Dilek Kalayci is set to conclude on April 4, 2025, with a verdict expected the same day.
• Kalayci is accused of accepting unpaid wedding planning services in 2019 in exchange for awarding a €267,830 government contract to the agency involved.
• The head of the advertising agency is also on trial, facing bribery charges for allegedly organizing Kalayci's wedding without payment.
• Prosecutors have requested a 1.5-year suspended sentence and a €36,000 fine for Kalayci, and a 1-year, 3-month suspended sentence with a €7,500 fine for the agency head.
• Both defendants deny the charges, asserting there was no intent to engage in bribery or gain undue advantages.