Siemens case: Accused not guilty due to statute of limitations

By Ioanna Mandrou

It took more than 20 years of parliamentary inquiries, court proceedings, bitter political confrontation and impeachment. even persons who were not really related, to end the Siemens scandal with the acquittal of all the accused.
The Five-member Court of Appeal of Athens which examined the case in the second instance, after a long process, (the trial in the first instance had lasted years) decided on the discharge. of all the accused.
Basically the reason for the exemption for most was the statute of limitations. Any offenses related to actions from 1998! And if they had committed murder again, their offense would have been statute-barred.
The case with the black funds of Siemens is an indicative case of a case that was given heavy political characteristics, an image of a great scandal that triggered fierce political confrontation for years, dominated pre-election periods, occupied the Parliament in parliamentary investigations, kept justice on “one leg” for decades and finally, those who were tried, were acquitted due to the statute of limitations. To the glory of our political and judicial system.
The decision for the defendants in detail.

For Christos Karavela (senior Siemens executive) who is still a fugitive from trial, while a 15-year prison sentence is pending against him by the court of first instance, his criminal treatment was not even examined as no appeal was filed on his part. Also, no decision was pronounced for him either Dec. Gyftopoulosas he has passed away.

For senior Siemens executives:

For Michael Christoforakos: ceased criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and for the others he was found not guilty by a majority of 4-1.

For Prodromos Mavridis: definitively dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and acquitted for the others by a majority of 4-1.

For Alexander Athanasiadispermanently dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and unanimously acquitted the others.

For Karl Friedrich Eduard PIERER Von ESCHdefinitively dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and unanimously acquitted the others.

For Thomas GANSWINDT: terminated the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and acquitted for the others by a majority of 4-1.

For Jörg Michael KUTSCHENREUTER: permanently dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed until 2002 and for the others not guilty by a majority of 4-1.

For Reinhard Herbert SIEKACZEK: permanently dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed until 2002 and for the others not guilty by a majority of 4-1.

For Wolfgang Paul Wilhelm RUDOLPH: the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and for the rest was unanimously acquitted.

For Heinz Wolfgang Ernst Keil Von JAGEMANN: permanently dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed until 2002 and for the others not guilty by a majority of 4-1.

For Franz Joseph RICHTER: permanently stops the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and for the others acquitted unanimously.

For George Skarpelis ( OTE senior executive): permanently discontinued the criminal prosecution for all acts, due to the statute of limitations.

For Nikolaos NIDTO: definitively ceased criminal prosecution for all acts, due to the statute of limitations.

For George Argyropoulos ( OTE executive) permanently dropped the criminal prosecution for all acts, due to the statute of limitations.

For Dimitrios Kouvatsodefinitively dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and unanimously acquitted the others.

For Panagiotis Nikakis: permanently dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and for the others not guilty by a majority of 4-1.

For George Kaldis definitively dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and for the others not guilty.

For Alexander Letsa definitively dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and for the others not guilty.

For Fani Lyginos definitively dropped the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and for the others not guilty.

For Jean Claude OSWALD: the criminal prosecution for the acts committed up to 2002 and for the others not guilty.

For Martha Dimitriadis-Karavela: Innocent.


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