The trial began last week against Dr Reiner Fuellmich who has been accused of embezzling more than 700,000 euros from the Corona Committee and using it for his own personal purposes. The lawyer denies breach of trust and accuses former colleagues of wanting to enrich themselves. Reiner Fuellmich appeared confident and aggressive at the start of the trial on Wednesday before the Göttingen district court . The former federal chairman of the small party “Die Basis” talked a lot and sometimes angrily. He repeatedly made derogatory comments about his former colleagues in the co-prosecution. This refers to the Berlin lawyers Antonia Fischer and Justus Hoffmann. They are demanding the 700,000 euros back in the criminal trial, but did not appear at the start of the trial due to illness. “The co-plaintiff wants to line their pockets with the money, that’s my opinion on the specific allegations,” said the 65-year-old, visibly upset.
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