The former top manager Thomas Middelhoff remains in custody. The Hamm Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal against detention of the 61-year-old as unfounded. There was still a flight risk, judged the 5th Criminal Division. As justification called the court, inter alia, further criminal investigations against Middelhoff and the millions of claims made by creditors against him.
The Senate insisted on a consideration of all the circumstances it is likely that the manager will escape the subsequent criminal proceedings than to face it. Middelhoff see due to the proceedings against him even no chance to build a new economic existence in Europe, but over Concerning operative business contacts outside Europe. In addition, he had after his arrest initially concealed the District Court of the existence of a second passport with a valid visa for the People’s Republic of China.
Three years for embezzlement
Essen district court had Middelhoff be five weeks ago, immediately after the judgment nor arrested in the courtroom. The Trial Chamber had sentenced the former manager among other things, due to severe infidelity to three years in prison. She saw it as proven that Middelhoff has settled among other private flights with charter jets and helicopters from Arcandor and has a total of his former employers added a loss of about half a million euros. The decision is not yet final, Middelhoff’s lawyers have filed an appeal.
SAZ / dk (dpa / rtr / afp)
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