Given the international prominence of Dr. Fuellmich, this arrest has had international response

 “In my mind, without a doubt Reiner is being framed and is a political prisoner and has been jailed for his views and activism that threatens the perpetrators of one of the greatest scams ever committed, which is simultaneously also the greatest crime against humanity.” (8)

Defendant’s Argument

Dr. Fuellmich is currently being defended by four lawyers – Katja Wörmer, Christoph Miseré, Edgar Siemund as well as the court-appointed public defender, Tobias Pohl. (1, 2)

Fuellmich has always stated that he intended to pay back the € 700,000 loan which was realised from the sale of his house in Göttingen in 2023. However, these funds were mis-appropriated by the lawyer Marcel Templin who had been engaged by Reiner to handle the sale. Templin, together with two other former members of the Committee, Justus Hofmann & Antonia Fischer (no relation to Viviane Fischer) went on to accuse Reiner of embezzlement. (1,5)

Christoph Miseré in an interview in April 2024 stated the following based on a German secret service dossier made available to him (translation from German): 

“It is known from a dossier that since 2021 Fuellmich was being targeted by the state apparatus to prevent him entering public office …  It was long planned, probably via the Federal Criminal Police, to recruit people from his environment in order to get them to bring charges against him so that he would not be eligible for election in Germany … They used the property sale to make it appear that Fuellmich had committed a criminal offence …By ensuring that the sale funds were locked up by Templin they achieved two aims; that of filing the charges against Reiner and also of damaging the ongoing work of [Viviane Fischer’s] Corona Committee  … ” (5,7)

Despite requests from the defence, the court has refused to summon Marcel Templin to explain why he appropriated the proceeds from Reiner’s house sale. (1)

Many witness statements to support Reiner’s intent to repay the loan have been given orally to the court e.g.

• On Aug 23, 2024 Prof. Dr. Martin Schwab (specialist in law and frequent guest of the Corona Committee) was allowed to testify. He confirmed that the personal loans were indeed backed by loan agreements and that Reiner Fuellmich had also made it known from the start that the funds were put into his real estate property for the sole purpose of keeping them secure from government interference.(1)

Schwab confirmed the validity of the loan agreements which had been challenged by the court. He also confirmed that Fuellmich had always intended to return this money to the Corona Committee as soon as his house was sold. (1)

• On Sept 6th, 2024 Roger Bittel (of Bittel TV), a close associate & friend of Reiner who had been interviewing him on a weekly basis since Reiner’s departure from the Corona Committee has also stated in court that Reiner fully intended to repay the loan. (2,4)

Proceedings

As of 8th Sept 2024 the defendant had been in a German detention centre for almost 11 months (greatly exceeding the maximum of 6 months allowed by German law). Twenty-nine days of trial hearings had taken place. During this time the charges had collapsed to a single accusation of intent not to repay a loan of €700,000 advanced to him by joint agreement with the single remaining member of the Corona Committee, Viviane Fischer. (1)

Fuellmich, has been described as a “Political Prisoner”. (1)

The confinement conditions of Dr. Fuellmich at the JVA Rosdorf detention centre have routinely included the use of handcuffs and foot shackles during transport to and from the court, plus solitary confinement since May. His treatment is considered to amount to torture by the defence lawyers (3). Close observers of the proceedings have note an apparent unwillingness of the judge to hear evidence from key witnesses who could corroborate the defence argument. They consider that this case has all the hallmarks of a politically motivated effort to silence & punish an outspoken critic of the Corona measures — someone who threatened to use the law to hold government officials to account for crimes against humanity. (1,3)

The defence team has observed many baffling irregularities in the trial process. For example, at a certain point Judge Schindler stated that he intended to convict Fuellmich at all costs, and there was no need to hear testimony from any other witnesses for the defence. (1)

References

1. Summary of Case from Cynthia Salatino & Seba Terribilini (in English)
2. Report (English) with video- trial day 29 – Interview with Roger Bittel & others   and English subtitled version of video
3. Report video with English voiceover – trial day 28 
4. Trial Day 29 – Article (English) with English language discussion of proceedings
5. Interview with defence lawyer, Christoph Miseré (English subtitles)
6. Statement from Reiner’s wife about the abduction in Mexico
7. Article from the World Council for Health
8. Article from ‘NOT ON THE BEEB’