Trial of Former OB Joachim Wolbergs in Munich Likely Delayed Until Spring 2026
Joachim Wolbergs, the former mayor of Regensburg, has expressed his disappointment about the continued delay in his retrial, which has been postponed from September 2025 to the spring of 2026. The focus of the retrial is on possible illegal donations during the 2014 municipal election campaign.
Wolbergs was initially acquitted of other charges in the first trial. However, the verdict was overturned by the Federal Court of Justice in 2021, and the case was sent back to the Munich Regional Court I. The upcoming trial in Munich is part of a retrial related to the party donation process that was tried at the Regensburg Regional Court in 2018/19.
The postponement is due to more pressing cases that require the attention of the responsible chamber. Peter Witting, Wolbergs' lawyer, described the situation as "unacceptable." Witting filed a constitutional complaint against both verdicts and the BGH ruling at the beginning of 2022.
In 2020, another trial at the Regensburg Regional Court ended in a conviction for bribery, resulting in a one-year suspended sentence for Wolbergs. The first trial of Joachim Wolbergs resulted in a conviction for two counts of accepting bribes but avoided a prison sentence.
Despite the legal proceedings, Joachim Wolbergs remains politically active. He is currently a member of the Regensburg city council and is politically active with his voter association, Bridge. However, due to his conviction, he plans to participate in the municipal election campaign in 2026 but not as a mayoral candidate.
As of now, there are no relevant or current search results available regarding the status or future dates of the retrial of Joachim Wolbergs related to the party donation process in Germany. The court spokeswoman for the German Press Agency (dpa) announced the new trial dates. The Federal Court of Justice partially overturned the verdict of the first trial in November 2021, finding it too lenient. Yet, the upcoming trial in Munich is still pending, with the postponement extending the legal battle for Wolbergs to at least spring 2026.
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