Convicted "Reichsbürger" Peter Fitzek Faces Jail Time After Appeal Rejected
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Yo, here's the skinny on Peter Fitzek, the self-proclaimed "King of Germany" who's in some hot water lately. MDR broke the news that the Regional Court of Dessau-Roßlau has denied his appeal, which means an initial verdict from the Local Court of Wittenberg now stands as final.
In March 2022, good ol' Pete pushed an employee against a wall and kicked her during a verbal tussle in Wittenberg's county administration building. The Local Court slapped him with an eight-month prison sentence in July 2023 for intentional assault and insult.
But Pete wasn't content with that, so he decided to appeal the verdict. His first shot got batted down by the Regional Court of Dessau-Roßlau in September 2024, and his subsequent appeal to the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg also got the boot.
It's not the first time Pete's stepped into a courtroom. Twelve years ago, he declared himself the ruler of Germany, and since then, he's been in hot water for driving without a license, engaging in shady banking activities, and other shenanigans. Pete hails from Halle, and the "Reichsbürger" movement, which denies the existence of the Federal Republic and its laws, has been a common thread in his legal battles.
So, Peter Fitzek, self-proclaimed monarch and self-confessed troublemaker, is due to spend some time behind bars. Looks like he ain't as untouchable as he'd like to think!
- KEYWORDS: Peter Fitzek, Dessau-Roßlau, Assault, Local Court, Wittenberg, MDR
- ADDITIONAL INFO: Fitzek, a member of the Reichsbürger movement, has a history of contravening the law and has been convicted multiple times. The Reichsbürger movement is a fringe group in Germany that believes the German Reich (1871-1945) still exists and disregards the Federal Republic and its laws.
- Peter Fitzek, a member of the Reichsbürger movement, attempted to appeal his eight-month prison sentence for assault and insult in the Local Court of Wittenberg, which was overseen by the Regional Court of Dessau-Roßlau in 2024, but his appeal was denied.
- In 2023, Peter Fitzek, who claimed to be the king of Germany, was sentenced to eight months in prison by the Local Court of Wittenberg for intentionally assaulting an employee and making insulting remarks, but he sought to challenge this verdict with a series of appeals.
- In an effort to reverse his conviction for intentional assault and insult, Peter Fitzek, a self-proclaimed king and avid supporter of the Reichsbürger movement, conducted successive appeals with the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg and the Regional Court of Dessau-Roßlau, both of which rejected his appeals.
