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Revision as of 21:37, 27 November 2012 by Zwozwölf1121-3 (talk | contribs) (→Web Links)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Gustl Mollath is a German Whistleblower from Nuremberg (Nürnberg in German) born in 1956 who reported about 'black money' transfers from Germany to Switzerland. He was the husband of a HypoVereinsbank employee who was deeply involved in the cases. He sent reports to the Bank first, later he also filed charges to the Bavarian prosecution department. The Bavarian prosecution department ignored his reports and instead proceeded a case of personal charges filed by his former wife. As a result, he has been declared not guilty but a confused and violent person and as such sentenced to a life in the forensic psychiatry, where he is until today (2012). The judgement/sentence was signed in 2006.
Report Mainz/ZDF reported about this case in a widely noticed tv contribution (see reference Report Mainz). There is also a longer interview with the current Justice Minister in Bavaria, Mrs. Beate Merk (see reference, link to full length interview).
The case is widely reported in the german newspapers, including SZ (Süddeutsche Zeitung), SPIEGEL, WELT (a Springer newspaper, but sometimes they manage to cover a topic), taz (die tageszeitung), telepolis/heise.de, jungeWelt (smaller newspaper with editorial office in Berlin, sometimes they too manage to cover a topic, in this case, their article was published on November 14h, 2012), and a number of further press papers.
First articles in English language are expected, but seem to take a while so far.
The HypoVereinsbank made an audit report about the cases mentioned by him in letters addressed to them. The audit, signed in 2003, says that "all verifiable statements have proven to be correct" ("alle nachprüfbaren Behauptungen haben sich als zutreffend herausgestellt"). This audit was ordered by the Bavarian prosecution department in 2011, the department has is since the end of 2011. Until today, Beate Merk claims in interviews like the one made with Report Mainz, that the black money transfer charges and the private charges filed by his former wife are two unrelated cases and that he is in the forensic psychiatry for good reason (see linked interview with Report Mainz).
The audit report also contains a sentence mentioning that "it can not be excluded" that Gustl Mollath turns to the media with it ("es ist nicht auszuschließen, dass Herr Mollath die Vorwürfe bezüglich des Transfers von Geldern von Deutschland in die Schweiz in die Öffentlichkeit bringt" - "it can not be excluded that Mr. Mollath brings the charges regarding transfers of sums from Germany to Switzerland to the public" - see linked HypoVereinbank audit report pdf).
There is a statuory declaration existing, signed by a person who his former wife told that she will care to destroy Gustl Mollath if he files charges against the Bank or her (it is mentioned by Report Mainz, in the linked report "Der Fall Gustl Mollath, see "Web Links" below. This sentence is, among others, also mentioned by the tagblatt: see 1 and by the Südwestrundfunk. (The quotation is: "Wenn Gustl meine Bank und mich anzeigt, mache ich ihn fertig. Dann zeige ich ihn auch an, das kannst du ihm sagen. Der ist doch irre, den lasse ich auf seinen Geisteszustand überprüfen, dann hänge ich ihm was an, ich weiß auch wie.") - Translation: "If Gustl presses charges against my Bank and me, I will care to destroy him. I will press charges against him too, then, you can tell him that. He's mad, I will care to let his mental condition checked, then I will care to give him a bad name, I know how.")
The chronology page on the supporters web page (see Web Links below) mentions also trainings for Bank employees that he attended too. These were trainings for the Bank employees, schooling them how to incite Bank clients for black money transfers to Switzerland. Following the audit report, some employees of the HypoVereinsbank were dismissed, including Mr. Mollath's former wife. Gustl is in the forensic psychiatry until today (Nov 2012).
Web Links
- Chronology of the case Mollath, on the web page of Mollath supporters, it contains links to original pdf documents including the judgement/sentence 2006 and the charges filed by Mr. Mollath. The HypoVereinbank audit report is published by the Südwestrundfunk.
- Direct link to the audit report of the HypoVereinsbank, 2003
- "Der Fall Gustl Mollath. Unschuldig in der Psychiatrie" (Translation of the title: "The Case Gustl Mollath. Innocent in the Psychiatry.") Report Mainz/ARD
- German wikipedia page about the Gustl Mollath case and an interesting article discussion, also on de.wikipedia.org
Further links to German media reporting about this case
- SZ/Süddeutsche Zeitung, 24.11.2012
- see also the list of media coverage on the supporters web page
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