Baden-Württemberg: Suspended sentences demanded in corruption process

Offenburg (dpa / lsw) - In the Offenburg corruption process, the public prosecutor's office demanded suspended sentences and monetary payments of up to 500,000 euros.

Baden-Württemberg: Suspended sentences demanded in corruption process

Offenburg (dpa / lsw) - In the Offenburg corruption process, the public prosecutor's office demanded suspended sentences and monetary payments of up to 500,000 euros. A former manager of the city of Kehl should receive a prison sentence of one year and four months on probation for accepting an advantage and taking bribes in a particularly serious case. He should also get a monetary requirement, as a spokeswoman for the district court in Offenburg (Ortenaukreis) reported on Friday, citing the public prosecutor's office. The verdict is expected this Wednesday. (Az: 2 KLs 200 Js 12725/21).

The ex-head of the Kehl regulatory office is accused of illegal collusion with local arcade operators. The 41-year-old is said to have accepted travel invitations and money in the four-digit range, and a payment of 50,000 euros was also planned.

According to the public prosecutor's office, a prison sentence of one year and eight months on probation is to be imposed on a 74-year-old suspect from the hotel and casino industry in Kehl. He should also pay a monetary requirement of 500,000 euros. The accused is accused of granting advantages and bribery in a particularly serious case. The public prosecutor's office is also calling for a fine to be imposed on a 51-year-old accused of granting advantages and aiding and abetting bribery.