Ballweg Trial: Verdict Against "Cross-Thinking" Founder Comes Acquittal Quite Close

Berliner Zeitung

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In the criminal proceedings against the cross-thinking founder, the Stuttgart Regional Court releases the defendants on essential points. A comment.

apollo-news.net

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In the Apollo News interview, Michael Ballweg's lawyer, Reinhard Löffler, clears up the case and makes sharp criticisms of politics.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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The "cross-thinking" founder was the most prominent head of the protests against the state-run Corona measures. Then he was charged. From the main accusation of fraud the court now pronounces him free. But on one point he is guilty.

fr.de

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For almost a year, the trial of "cross-thinking" founder Michael Ballweg is going on. There are allegations of fraud and suspicion of tax evasion in the room.

nd-aktuell.de

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A court acquitted Michael Ballweg of the accusation of using donations for private purposes. The problem with the cross-thinking founder remains: he has never credibly distanced himself from right-wing extremists.

Report24

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After months of pre-trial detention, intensive media pre-judgment, and a trial that raised massive questions, Michael Ballweg, founder of the cross-thinking movement, was finally acquitted on the decisive points: the serious accusation of fraud is off the table. There is still a fine for late tax returns – at the time that Ballweg was in custody. The verdict is a victory of justice, but a bitter one: house searches, 9 months of U-liability, a me…