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⚫ | Brixner became publicly known as part of the chamber that sentenced the justice victim [[Gustl Mollath]] to a [[Involuntary treatment|forensic]] hospital, where he spent more than seven years. In 2011, research by journalists raised doubts about the allegations against Mollath and the procedure. In 2014, in a [[Trial de novo|retrial]] of the case, the [[Regensburg]] regional court determined that the conditions for confinement of the accused were not satisfied.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.justiz.bayern.de/imperia/md/content/stmj_internet/gerichte/landgerichte/regensburg/pressemitteilung2014-7/urteil_mollath.pdf |title=Volltext vom Urteil des Landgerichts Regensburg vom 14. |access-date=2018-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813123407/https://www.justiz.bayern.de/imperia/md/content/stmj_internet/gerichte/landgerichte/regensburg/pressemitteilung2014-7/urteil_mollath.pdf |archive-date=2015-08-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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== Life and career == |
== Life and career == |
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In the 1950s and 1960s, Otto Brixner's parents operated a [[Inn|restaurant]] in [[Herrenberg]]. |
In the 1950s and 1960s, Otto Brixner's parents operated a [[Inn|restaurant]] in [[Herrenberg]]. |
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As a teenager, Brixner had a talent for [[handball]] |
As a teenager, Brixner was athletic and had a talent for [[handball]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordbayern.de/2.242/2.229/auf-absprachen-liess-sich-der-richter-nicht-ein-1.943248|title=Auf Absprachen ließ sich der Richter nicht ein|website=nordbayern.de|language=de|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref> Brixner was an active handball player in the [[1. FC Nürnberg|1. FC Nuremberg]] club, and the TSV 1860 Ansbach as well as the TSV 1891 Frauenaurach. For many years, he also coached the women's handball team of the 1. FC Nürnberg.<ref>''Ein Richter mit harter Schale. ''</ref> Brixner was also the coach of the Bavarian Handball C youth until 1991. |
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After [[military service]] |
After [[military service]] in the [[Bundeswehr]], Brixner studied [[Jurisprudence|law]]. On 1 April 1973, he applied as a [[State's attorney|prosecuting attorney]] in the Bavarian judicial service. In his three years as a prosecutor, he was considered meticulous and, in his first official assessment, to have been "born" for this job.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/hoechstadt/otto-brixner-war-kein-schiedsrichter-sondern-richter-1.948746|title=Otto Brixner war "kein Schiedsrichter, sondern Richter"|website=nordbayern.de|language=de|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref> |
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In 1976, Brixner became a judge at [[Erlangen]] district court |
In 1976, Brixner became a judge at the [[Erlangen]] district court in criminal and civil cases. In October 1987, Brixner changed to the Nuremberg-Fürth district court, also working in criminal and civil matters. In July 1998, after his appointment as chairman of the Nuremberg-Fürth district court, Brixner took over the chairmanship of the 6th Chamber of the criminal division, primarily judging invocations of [[Drug-related crime|drug related matters]]. Most recently, he was chairing the 7th Chamber of the criminal court, responsible for drug and general criminal matters in the first instance. |
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Brixner never made use of [[Plea bargain|communication in criminal proceedings]] ( |
Brixner never made use of [[Plea bargain|communication in criminal proceedings]] (a so-called "deal on penalty"). On the other hand, Brixner demanded in interviews with [[Legislature|legislator]]s to abolish life imprisonment and introduce temporary sentences of up to 40 years instead. |
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Brixner retired by the end of June 2008. |
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== Trial of Gustl Mollath and allegations against Brixner == |
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{{Main|Gustl Mollath}} |
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⚫ | In September 2003, [[Gustl Mollath]] was accused of aggravated assault and [[false imprisonment]] to the detriment of his then-wife in a criminal case before the Nuremberg District Court. Since this court considered an accommodation possible, it sent the case to the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court. Under the chairmanship of Brixner, the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court in August 2006 pronounced Mollath not guilty by reason of [[Insanity defense|insanity]], stating that, while the deeds were proven, the "lack of control capability [...] according to <span class="plainlinks-print">[https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__20.html § 20]</span> StGB [...] could not be ruled out". Instead of punishment, Mollath was confined to [[Involuntary treatment|forensic]] treatment in a closed psychiatric facility, as, according to the court, he continued to be a threat to society. Mollath had, in the opinion of the court, a "[[Paranoia|paranoid]] thought system ". This was partly due to the conviction that his former wife, as an employee of the [[HypoVereinsbank]], was involved in a complex system of money laundering. |
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⚫ | An internal audit report of the HypoVereinsbank from 2003<ref>[http://www.swr.de/report/-/id=10583092/property=download/nid=233454/1t395cp/index.pdf ''Interner Revisionsbericht Nr. 20546 der Hypovereinsbank'']</ref> supports much of Mollath's money laundering allegations. However, this report had been kept secret by the bank for many years, so that it was not known to the district court of Nuremberg-Fürth in its ruling in 2006. In November 2012, the content of the audit report became public. The report stated that all of Mollath's verifiable allegations were accurate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swr.de/report/-/id=233454/sgpaia/index.html|title=Das komplette Interview mit der bayerischen Justizministerin Beate Merk: Die bayerische Justizministerin Beate Merk (CSU) äußert sich am 09.11.2012 gegenüber REPORT MAINZ zum "Fall Mollath" {{!}} Startseite {{!}} REPORT MAINZ|date=2012-11-13|website=swr.online|language=de|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/fall-mollath-und-hypo-vereinsbank-der-mann-der-zu-viel-wusste-1.1521550|title=Der Mann, der zu viel wusste|last1=Przybilla|first1=Olaf|date=2012-11-13|work=sueddeutsche.de|access-date=2019-07-05|last2=Nürnberg|first2=Uwe Ritzer|language=de|issn=0174-4917}}</ref> Mollath's lawyer, Gerhard Strate, successfully applied for a retrial in August 2013. The district court of Regensburg finally came to the conclusion that the prerequisites for Mollath's confinement to psychiatry were not met. |
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== Main trial against Gustl Mollath and conviction == |
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{{Main|Gustl Mollath}}In September 2003, [[Gustl Mollath]] was accused of dangerous bodily injury and [[false imprisonment]] to the detriment of his then wife to a criminal case before Nuremberg District Court chaired by the recently acting judge Armin Eberl. Mollath did not notice two specific appointments for an outpatient assessment of his state of mind in 2003. In mid-2004 and again in early 2005, he was sent to a psychiatric hospital for a psychiatric report by court order [[Involuntary commitment|instructed]]. In the meantime 2004 took place [[divorce]]. At the end of 2005 came against Mollath to the existing reproaches of the accusation of [[Property damage|damage to property]] in the form of the cutting of 129 tires.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-101368199.html ''Ich trete aus dem Rechtsstaat aus'']; in: Der Spiegel 27/2013</ref> In February 2006, based on the report, the Mollath as homicidala decision on his temporary placement. |
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These events resulted in a committee of inquiry in the Bavarian state parliament<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://taz.de/!5069281/|title=Fall Gustl Mollath: Hastige Wahrheitsfindung|last=Halser|first=Marlene|date=2013-04-17|work=Die Tageszeitung: taz|access-date=2019-07-05|language=de|issn=0931-9085}}</ref> and public debate. Also, the presiding judge, Brixner, was publicly accused. Jurors and witnesses reported that Brixner acted uncontrollably during the trial and interrupted Mollath whenever he began to talk about the money laundering.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/fall-mollath-vom-richter-maltraetiert-und-provoziert-1.1531706-2|title=Vom Richter "malträtiert und provoziert"|date=2012-11-24|work=sueddeutsche.de|access-date=2019-07-05|language=de|issn=0174-4917}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Under the chairmanship of Brixner, the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court pronounced Mollath |
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Mollath had presented the court, as proof of his black-money allegations, with a 106-page folder with receipts to accounts in Switzerland and other evidence documents. In his interrogation before the committee of inquiry of the [[Landtag of Bavaria|Bavarian state parliament]] said Brixner on 17 May 2013 that he had never read this folder.<ref name="SZ16052013">[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/justiz-in-bayern-raeumung-von-mollaths-haus-wohl-rechtswidrig-1.1674458 ''Räumung von Mollaths Haus wohl rechtswidrig'']; in: Süddeutsche Zeitung Online vom 16.</ref><ref name="SZ17052013">[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/ermittlungen-gegen-gustl-mollath-eine-hoelle-an-belastungen-1.1675612-2 ''Ein völlig belangloses Telefonat'']; in: Süddeutsche Zeitung Online vom 17.</ref><ref name="SZ21052013">[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/fall-mollath-richter-ignorierte-beweismittel-1.1677499 ''Richter ignorierte Beweismittel'']; in: Süddeutsche Zeitung Online vom 21.</ref> |
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Brixner presided at Mollath's trial in 2006. Juror Karl-Heinz Westenrieder said in a TV interview that Brixner had loudly interrupted Mollath and threatened to ban him from the courtroom whenever he mentioned tax evasion or money laundering. A listener during the trial described Brixner as very uncontrolled and angry. Brixner reportedly shouted at Mollath for eight hours without interruption and spoke in a very harsh tone.<ref>{{Citation|title=REPORT MAINZ vom 04.12.2012 {{!}} Startseite {{!}} REPORT MAINZ|date=2012-12-04|url=https://www.swr.de/report/report-mainz-vom-04/-/id=13839326/did=10683000/nid=13839326/a3ogf5/index.html|language=de|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref> |
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It says in: ''"The Case of Mollath: A Chronicle of Events"'' from 1. March 2018: "Judge Otto Brixner, who spoke Mollath's verdict, stated that he did not read a Mollath defense at all." "I do not read 110 pages", so his answer. Elsewhere, he said he did not know this work."<ref>''Der Fall Mollath: Eine Chronik der Ereignisse'', in: www.nordbayern.de vom 1.</ref> |
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The revelations to Gustl Mollath and Otto Brixner resulted in a committee of inquiry in the Bavarian state parliament.<ref>[http://www.taz.de/Fall-Gustl-Mollath/!114656/ ''Hastige Wahrheitsfindung'']; in: taz.de vom 17.</ref> Am 27. July 2013 demonstrated in [[Nuremberg]] 500 people for the rehabilitation of Gustl Mollath. A possible pardon by the [[List of Ministers-President of Bavaria|Bavarian Prime Minister]] was not enough for most of them. In addition to demands for reforms in psychiatry and justice, it was required to hold those responsible to account. Above all, the former judge Otto Brixner was named.<ref>[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/demonstration-fuer-gustl-mollath-seine-freiheit-ist-auch-unsere-freiheit-1.1732736 ''500 Menschen demonstrieren für Gustl Mollath'']; in: Süddeutsche Zeitung Online vom 28.</ref> In its final report, the committee of inquiry stated that it was refusing to punish Brixner.<ref>[https://www.bayern.landtag.de/parlament/gremien/untersuchungsausschuesse/untersuchungsausschuss-fall-mollath/ Untersuchungsausschuss Fall Mollath 2013]</ref> This met with incomprehension in large parts of the populationon. |
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== Allegations against Otto Brixner in connection with the Mollath Case == |
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He participated in the judgment against Mollath. In 2006, juror Karl-Heinz Westenrieder reported in a TV interview that the presiding judge Otto Brixner had interrupted the defendant Gustl Mollath each time loudly and threatened with a reference to the room if he was the subject tax evasion and black money shift have addressed. Literally, Brixner, addressed to Mollath, had shouted: ''"If you keep this up, you'll never come out again"'' (referring to the psychiatry department). A listener during the trial described Brixner as very uncontrolled and angry. Brixner had shouted at Mollath for over eight hours without interruption.<ref name="SZ24112012">[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/fall-mollath-vom-richter-maltraetiert-und-provoziert-1.1531706-2 ''Vom Richter „malträtiert und provoziert“'']; in: Süddeutsche Zeitung Online vom 24.</ref> In addition, eyewitnesses at the trial reported that Brixner had acted like a "dictator."<ref>[http://www.swr.de/report/report-mainz-vom-04/-/id=233454/did=10683000/nid=233454/h8okht/index.htm ''Der Fall Mollath – Warum Politik und Justiz versagt haben'']; in: Report Mainz vom 4.</ref> Editors of the [[Süddeutsche Zeitung]] reported that, when you call Otto Brixner, you have to be prepared to barely speak one sentence to the end. He speaks in a very harsh tone. This was based on the editors' personal experience from a telephone call to Brixner. |
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=== Possible bias === |
=== Possible bias === |
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Brixner was accused of partiality as a result of media research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/umstrittener-psychatriefall-wie-befangen-ist-mollath-richter-brixner_aid_1034629.html|title=Wie befangen ist Mollath-Richter Brixner?|website=FOCUS Online|language=de|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In mid-April 2013, Brixner confirmed that Martin Maske, the future husband of |
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⚫ | In mid-April 2013, Brixner reportedly confirmed that Martin Maske, the future husband of Mollath's former wife Petra, was already dating her during the 2006 criminal trial. In 1980, Brixner was Maske's handball coach. Brixner allegedly kept this secret during the entire criminal proceedings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/fall-mollath-umstrittener-richter-mit-brisanter-bekanntschaft-1.1647863|title=Umstrittener Richter mit brisanter Bekanntschaft|last1=Przybilla|first1=Olaf|date=2013-04-13|work=sueddeutsche.de|access-date=2019-07-05|last2=Ritzer|first2=Uwe|language=de|issn=0174-4917}}</ref> |
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⚫ | According to a subsequent written statement before the committee of inquiry in the [[Landtag of Bavaria|Parliament]] |
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⚫ | According to a subsequent written statement before the committee of inquiry in the [[Landtag of Bavaria|Bavarian Parliament]] by a now retired associate judge in the trial of Mollath in 2006, Maske and Mollath's former wife Petra met and talked with Brixner during the Mollath trial. This contradicts Maske's statement that he had no contact with Brixner since the early 1980s. On 5 July 2013, Brixner acknowledged that a meeting with Maske might have taken place during the criminal proceedings in 2006.<ref>[http://www.inge-aures.de/attachments/article/87/pm16001.pdf ''Anzeichen für eine Befangenheit Brixners verdichten sich''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024508/http://www.inge-aures.de/attachments/article/87/pm16001.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}; in: Internet-Portal der SPD-Landtagsabgeordneten Inge Aures</ref> |
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On 4 July 2013, jury member Karl-Heinz Westenrieder told Report Mainz Brixner before, during the criminal proceedings internally among the judges and lay judges himself to have spoken of his possible bias.<ref>[http://www.swr.de/report/presse/neue-aussage-im-mollath-u-ausschuss/-/id=1197424/did=11684884/nid=1197424/5dbpvc/index.html ''Richter Brixner soll selbst von seiner möglichen Befangenheit gesprochen haben'']; in: Report Mainz vom 4.</ref> |
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=== Denial of the right to be heard / falsification of the facts === |
=== Denial of the right to be heard / falsification of the facts === |
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In his application for reactivating the case, Mollath's later lawyer, Gerhard Strate, alleged among other things that Brixner had determined the makeup of the court himself, refrained from hearing the accused, and willfully falsified the facts of the case using the documentation available to him.<ref>[http://www.strate.net/de/dokumentation/Mollath-Wiederaufnahmeantrag-2013-02-19.pdf ''Volltext des Wiederaufnahmeantrags in Sachen Gustl Mollath vom 19. '']</ref> Brixner was also repeatedly criticized for never taking note of the 106-page binder provided by Mollath and containing what he claimed to be exculpatory evidence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/justiz-in-bayern-raeumung-von-mollaths-haus-wohl-rechtswidrig-1.1674458|title=Räumung von Mollaths Haus wohl rechtswidrig|last1=Ritzer|first1=Uwe|date=2013|work=sueddeutsche.de|access-date=2019-07-05|last2=Przybilla|first2=Olaf|language=de|issn=0174-4917}}</ref> The outrage against Brixner was ignited by the fact that it is the fundamental obligation of all German courts to take full note of the case of the parties. This arises from the fundamental right to be heard ([https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_103.html Art. 103] Para. 1, Basic Law). |
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=== Influence on the |
=== Influence on the Ministry of Finance === |
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In the run-up to the criminal proceedings, in a telephone conversation with the Ministry of Finance, Brixner allegedly halted the investigation by the tax authorities of Mollath's allegations concerning money laundering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordbayern.de/region/ein-anruf-bei-finanzbehorden-stoppte-brisanten-vorgang-1.2544018|title=Ein Anruf bei Finanzbehörden stoppte brisanten Vorgang|website=nordbayern.de|language=de|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/fall-mollath-m-spinner-1.1614370|title=M. = Spinner|last1=Przybilla|first1=Olaf|date=2013|work=sueddeutsche.de|access-date=2019-07-05|last2=Ritzer|first2=Uwe|language=de|issn=0174-4917}}</ref> |
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Otto Brixner (born in 1943) is a former German judge. He was the presiding judge of the 7th Chamber of the criminal division of the Nuremberg-Fürth District Court, Germany.
Brixner became publicly known as part of the chamber that sentenced the justice victim Gustl Mollath to a forensic hospital, where he spent more than seven years. In 2011, research by journalists raised doubts about the allegations against Mollath and the procedure. In 2014, in a retrial of the case, the Regensburg regional court determined that the conditions for confinement of the accused were not satisfied.[1]
Life and career
In the 1950s and 1960s, Otto Brixner's parents operated a restaurant in Herrenberg.
As a teenager, Brixner was athletic and had a talent for handball.[2] Brixner was an active handball player in the 1. FC Nuremberg club, and the TSV 1860 Ansbach as well as the TSV 1891 Frauenaurach. For many years, he also coached the women's handball team of the 1. FC Nürnberg.[3] Brixner was also the coach of the Bavarian Handball C youth until 1991.
After military service in the Bundeswehr, Brixner studied law. On 1 April 1973, he applied as a prosecuting attorney in the Bavarian judicial service. In his three years as a prosecutor, he was considered meticulous and, in his first official assessment, to have been "born" for this job.[4]
In 1976, Brixner became a judge at the Erlangen district court in criminal and civil cases. In October 1987, Brixner changed to the Nuremberg-Fürth district court, also working in criminal and civil matters. In July 1998, after his appointment as chairman of the Nuremberg-Fürth district court, Brixner took over the chairmanship of the 6th Chamber of the criminal division, primarily judging invocations of drug related matters. Most recently, he was chairing the 7th Chamber of the criminal court, responsible for drug and general criminal matters in the first instance.
Brixner never made use of communication in criminal proceedings (a so-called "deal on penalty"). On the other hand, Brixner demanded in interviews with legislators to abolish life imprisonment and introduce temporary sentences of up to 40 years instead.
Brixner retired by the end of June 2008. He was married to Christa Brixner, born Hofbauer (1946-2013). The couple had two children and four grandchildren. Brixner lives in Herzogenaurach. He is a lieutenant colonel in the reserve.
Trial of Gustl Mollath and allegations against Brixner
In September 2003, Gustl Mollath was accused of aggravated assault and false imprisonment to the detriment of his then-wife in a criminal case before the Nuremberg District Court. Since this court considered an accommodation possible, it sent the case to the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court. Under the chairmanship of Brixner, the Nuremberg-Fürth Regional Court in August 2006 pronounced Mollath not guilty by reason of insanity, stating that, while the deeds were proven, the "lack of control capability [...] according to § 20 StGB [...] could not be ruled out". Instead of punishment, Mollath was confined to forensic treatment in a closed psychiatric facility, as, according to the court, he continued to be a threat to society. Mollath had, in the opinion of the court, a "paranoid thought system ". This was partly due to the conviction that his former wife, as an employee of the HypoVereinsbank, was involved in a complex system of money laundering.
An internal audit report of the HypoVereinsbank from 2003[5] supports much of Mollath's money laundering allegations. However, this report had been kept secret by the bank for many years, so that it was not known to the district court of Nuremberg-Fürth in its ruling in 2006. In November 2012, the content of the audit report became public. The report stated that all of Mollath's verifiable allegations were accurate.[6][7] Mollath's lawyer, Gerhard Strate, successfully applied for a retrial in August 2013. The district court of Regensburg finally came to the conclusion that the prerequisites for Mollath's confinement to psychiatry were not met.
These events resulted in a committee of inquiry in the Bavarian state parliament[8] and public debate. Also, the presiding judge, Brixner, was publicly accused. Jurors and witnesses reported that Brixner acted uncontrollably during the trial and interrupted Mollath whenever he began to talk about the money laundering.[9]
Trial
Brixner presided at Mollath's trial in 2006. Juror Karl-Heinz Westenrieder said in a TV interview that Brixner had loudly interrupted Mollath and threatened to ban him from the courtroom whenever he mentioned tax evasion or money laundering. A listener during the trial described Brixner as very uncontrolled and angry. Brixner reportedly shouted at Mollath for eight hours without interruption and spoke in a very harsh tone.[10]
Possible bias
Brixner was accused of partiality as a result of media research.[11]
In mid-April 2013, Brixner reportedly confirmed that Martin Maske, the future husband of Mollath's former wife Petra, was already dating her during the 2006 criminal trial. In 1980, Brixner was Maske's handball coach. Brixner allegedly kept this secret during the entire criminal proceedings.[12]
According to a subsequent written statement before the committee of inquiry in the Bavarian Parliament by a now retired associate judge in the trial of Mollath in 2006, Maske and Mollath's former wife Petra met and talked with Brixner during the Mollath trial. This contradicts Maske's statement that he had no contact with Brixner since the early 1980s. On 5 July 2013, Brixner acknowledged that a meeting with Maske might have taken place during the criminal proceedings in 2006.[13]
Denial of the right to be heard / falsification of the facts
In his application for reactivating the case, Mollath's later lawyer, Gerhard Strate, alleged among other things that Brixner had determined the makeup of the court himself, refrained from hearing the accused, and willfully falsified the facts of the case using the documentation available to him.[14] Brixner was also repeatedly criticized for never taking note of the 106-page binder provided by Mollath and containing what he claimed to be exculpatory evidence.[15] The outrage against Brixner was ignited by the fact that it is the fundamental obligation of all German courts to take full note of the case of the parties. This arises from the fundamental right to be heard (Art. 103 Para. 1, Basic Law).
Influence on the Ministry of Finance
In the run-up to the criminal proceedings, in a telephone conversation with the Ministry of Finance, Brixner allegedly halted the investigation by the tax authorities of Mollath's allegations concerning money laundering.[16][17]
References
- ^ "Volltext vom Urteil des Landgerichts Regensburg vom 14" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "Auf Absprachen ließ sich der Richter nicht ein". nordbayern.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Ein Richter mit harter Schale.
- ^ "Otto Brixner war "kein Schiedsrichter, sondern Richter"". nordbayern.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Interner Revisionsbericht Nr. 20546 der Hypovereinsbank
- ^ "Das komplette Interview mit der bayerischen Justizministerin Beate Merk: Die bayerische Justizministerin Beate Merk (CSU) äußert sich am 09.11.2012 gegenüber REPORT MAINZ zum "Fall Mollath" | Startseite | REPORT MAINZ". swr.online (in German). 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Przybilla, Olaf; Nürnberg, Uwe Ritzer (2012-11-13). "Der Mann, der zu viel wusste". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Halser, Marlene (2013-04-17). "Fall Gustl Mollath: Hastige Wahrheitsfindung". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "Vom Richter "malträtiert und provoziert"". sueddeutsche.de (in German). 2012-11-24. ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ REPORT MAINZ vom 04.12.2012 | Startseite | REPORT MAINZ (in German), 2012-12-04, retrieved 2019-07-05
- ^ "Wie befangen ist Mollath-Richter Brixner?". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Przybilla, Olaf; Ritzer, Uwe (2013-04-13). "Umstrittener Richter mit brisanter Bekanntschaft". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Anzeichen für eine Befangenheit Brixners verdichten sich Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; in: Internet-Portal der SPD-Landtagsabgeordneten Inge Aures
- ^ Volltext des Wiederaufnahmeantrags in Sachen Gustl Mollath vom 19.
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