Bespoke translation by yours truly. Original source [A] at Apollo News
Because he called Manuela Schwesig a "teller of fairy tales" and accused her of selling "stupid stuff" to the people, a man in Lower Saxony has been sentenced to pay a fine. When he didn't pay, he got a 30-day stint in prison.
The minister president of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig
Home raids and four-digit fines have become everyday occurrences in Germany when an alleged insult against a politician is involved. For Wolfgang K. (name changed) from Osnabrück [in Lower Saxony], the situation escalated. In April 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was just two months ago, the man wrote to the minister president of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig (SPD), a furious e-mail which is available to Apollo News.
Schwesig is known for her Russia-friendly politics. She kept very clearly supporting the gas pipeline NordStream 2 between Germany and Russia. Her state government got into close ties with Russia, such as in the so-called Climate Foundation Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania.
An excerpt from the penal order against K.; his email to Schwesig is also being shown
[translation:
You are being charged with:
You wrote an e-mail with the following content to the minister president of the state of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania, Mrs. Schwesig:
K. was unhappy with Schwesig's stance and therefore wrote to her, he claims. In the e-mail, K. called the SPD politician a "teller of fairy tales". She is to stop selling "stupid stuff" to the people. K. apparently referred to media reports which accused Schwesig of this and even called her a "teller of fairy tales". In the e-mail, he did not point out this reference.
K. also asked if Schwesig was planning to support "the murderous act of the shitty people in Moscow". Additionally, K. asked if she wanted to start working "in construction" with him (K. is a construction engineer) because they need more women. After the e-mail, there was no reaction that K. could see. Only almost a year later, on March 13 2023, came a letter.
The public prosecution office of Osnabrück has made a penal order against K. because of insult, it is available to Apollo News. Schwesig felt insulted by his comments and, only a few days after the polemic e-mails, filed a demand for prosecution against K. Which claim exactly is supposed to be the insult, the prosecution office did not make clear in the penal order. But K. "deliberately and intentionally" denigrated Schwesig in her honor, however.
Afterwards, he was to pay 3,000 euros, as the district court of Osnabrück confirmed to Apollo News. But K. did not agree. He refused to pay and wanted to file an objection against the penal order.
But the objection never arrived at the responsible offices, the district court of Osnabrück explained. Apparently K. failed to submit the objection in the proper way. Instead - because of K's refusal to pay the 3,000 euro fine - there is now a substitute prison term, as has been threatened in the penal order. But apparently K. did not hear of that. He also ignored the written order to start serving his prison sentence at the end of May 2023.
Then came the fateful day on August 16 2023 in which K. has been apprehended by the police during lunch break at his job. He was taken away in handcuffs and ended up in the correctional facility Dortmund. In total, he served 30 days in prison. The prison stint documentation is available to Apollo News. In the meantime, his friends and family were wondering where he is, as K. reported to Apollo News. After his prison stint, he lost his job.
"Stupid stuff" - Man incarcerated after alleged insulting of Manuela Schwesig
Because he called Manuela Schwesig a "teller of fairy tales" and accused her of selling "stupid stuff" to the people, a man in Lower Saxony has been sentenced to pay a fine. When he didn't pay, he got a 30-day stint in prison.
The minister president of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig
Home raids and four-digit fines have become everyday occurrences in Germany when an alleged insult against a politician is involved. For Wolfgang K. (name changed) from Osnabrück [in Lower Saxony], the situation escalated. In April 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was just two months ago, the man wrote to the minister president of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig (SPD), a furious e-mail which is available to Apollo News.
Schwesig is known for her Russia-friendly politics. She kept very clearly supporting the gas pipeline NordStream 2 between Germany and Russia. Her state government got into close ties with Russia, such as in the so-called Climate Foundation Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania.
An excerpt from the penal order against K.; his email to Schwesig is also being shown
[translation:
You are being charged with:
You wrote an e-mail with the following content to the minister president of the state of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania, Mrs. Schwesig:
"Schwesig's pack of lies
Schwesig now calls Putin a war criminal - and admits to mistakes
exposed as a teller of fairy tales.
Dear Lady Schwesig, it's too late for you.
We still need women in construction work.
Would you like that!? You don't need to sell stupid stuff to the people there.
I hope you are looking forward to your new duties in construction work.
In any case, we are looking forward to you being there.
Do you really, as I have heard, support the murderous act of the shitty people in Moscow."]
K. was unhappy with Schwesig's stance and therefore wrote to her, he claims. In the e-mail, K. called the SPD politician a "teller of fairy tales". She is to stop selling "stupid stuff" to the people. K. apparently referred to media reports which accused Schwesig of this and even called her a "teller of fairy tales". In the e-mail, he did not point out this reference.
K. also asked if Schwesig was planning to support "the murderous act of the shitty people in Moscow". Additionally, K. asked if she wanted to start working "in construction" with him (K. is a construction engineer) because they need more women. After the e-mail, there was no reaction that K. could see. Only almost a year later, on March 13 2023, came a letter.
The public prosecution office of Osnabrück has made a penal order against K. because of insult, it is available to Apollo News. Schwesig felt insulted by his comments and, only a few days after the polemic e-mails, filed a demand for prosecution against K. Which claim exactly is supposed to be the insult, the prosecution office did not make clear in the penal order. But K. "deliberately and intentionally" denigrated Schwesig in her honor, however.
Afterwards, he was to pay 3,000 euros, as the district court of Osnabrück confirmed to Apollo News. But K. did not agree. He refused to pay and wanted to file an objection against the penal order.
But the objection never arrived at the responsible offices, the district court of Osnabrück explained. Apparently K. failed to submit the objection in the proper way. Instead - because of K's refusal to pay the 3,000 euro fine - there is now a substitute prison term, as has been threatened in the penal order. But apparently K. did not hear of that. He also ignored the written order to start serving his prison sentence at the end of May 2023.
Then came the fateful day on August 16 2023 in which K. has been apprehended by the police during lunch break at his job. He was taken away in handcuffs and ended up in the correctional facility Dortmund. In total, he served 30 days in prison. The prison stint documentation is available to Apollo News. In the meantime, his friends and family were wondering where he is, as K. reported to Apollo News. After his prison stint, he lost his job.
