Trial opens in Berlin over alleged false testimony linked to Germany’s failed car toll
A Berlin court has begun proceedings against former transport minister Andreas Scheuer and former state secretary Gerhard Schulz over alleged false testimony to a parliamentary inquiry into the failed toll project. Scheuer rejects the accusation.
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The Berlin public prosecutor has charged Scheuer and Schulz with suspected false testimony before the Bundestag’s toll inquiry committee. [2][3]
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- Kriminalität: Prozess nach Maut-Debakel: Ex-Minister weist Vorwurf zurücknews.de · Recorded source date: Sep 19, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC
- Justiz: Prozess nach Maut-Debakel: Ex-Minister weist Vorwurf zurückvolksstimme.de · Recorded source date: Sep 19, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC
The proceedings are scheduled to run for twelve hearing days, according to the report on the trial opening. [1]
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- Andreas Scheuer und das Maut-Debakel: Prozessbeginn am Landgericht Berlinwz-net.de · Recorded source date: Sep 19, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC
Scheuer’s defence says he firmly rejects the accusation and will contest it. [2][3]
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- Kriminalität: Prozess nach Maut-Debakel: Ex-Minister weist Vorwurf zurücknews.de · Recorded source date: Sep 19, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC
- Justiz: Prozess nach Maut-Debakel: Ex-Minister weist Vorwurf zurückvolksstimme.de · Recorded source date: Sep 19, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC
The European Court of Justice ruled in June 2019 that the planned toll was unlawful because its design relieved domestic drivers through vehicle-tax reductions while imposing the toll on foreign drivers. [1][2]
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- Andreas Scheuer und das Maut-Debakel: Prozessbeginn am Landgericht Berlinwz-net.de · Recorded source date: Sep 19, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC
- Kriminalität: Prozess nach Maut-Debakel: Ex-Minister weist Vorwurf zurücknews.de · Recorded source date: Sep 19, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC
Context from the sources
The case concerns a contract signed with a consortium on 30 December 2018, before the European Court of Justice ruled on the toll plan in June 2019. [1]
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- [1] Andreas Scheuer und das Maut-Debakel: Prozessbeginn am Landgericht Berlinwz-net.deReferenced for: detail 2, detail 4
- [3] Justiz: Prozess nach Maut-Debakel: Ex-Minister weist Vorwurf zurückvolksstimme.deReferenced for: detail 1, detail 3
- [2] Kriminalität: Prozess nach Maut-Debakel: Ex-Minister weist Vorwurf zurücknews.deReferenced for: detail 1, detail 3, detail 4
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Echte Erinnerungslücke oder bewusste Falschaussage? Um diese Frage geht es von Montag an vor dem Landgericht Berlin in insgesamt zwölf Verhandlungstagen. Angeklagt sind Ex-Bundesverkehrsminister Andreas…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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Die gescheiterte Pkw-Maut hat für den ehemaligen CSU-Minister ein juristisches Nachspiel. Scheuer weist Vorwürfe der Staatsanwaltschaft zurück. Erstellt von Sarah Knauth - 19.09.2026, 08.02 Uhr…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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Justiz Prozess nach Maut-Debakel: Ex-Minister weist Vorwurf zurück Die gescheiterte Pkw-Maut hat für den ehemaligen CSU-Minister ein juristisches Nachspiel. Scheuer weist Vorwürfe der Staatsanwaltschaft zurück.…A short excerpt from our source record; open the original for the full article.
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