Stand: 13.10.2021
Testimony against testimony and a “fictitious confession”: Dennis Erdmann appealed
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Fine canceled, suspension significantly reduced – Dennis Erdmann has successfully granted himself against the sanctions imposed on him. The Saarbrücken player was accused of racism. Now he made a “fictitious confession”.
Dhe ban on third division player Dennis Erdmann from 1. FC Saarbrücken on allegations of racism has been shortened by the DFB Federal Court. In the appeal hearing, the panel changed the sentence for the 30-year-old.
The two games outstanding until the end of the original suspension on October 25 have been suspended until the end of the current season. Erdmann has already missed five games. In addition, the fine of 3000 euros was canceled, as the German Football Association announced.
Encouragement from our own ranks: Amara Conde, Leon Bell Bell, Baris Atik and Adrian Malachowski (from left) came to Frankfurt as witnesses
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Erdmann made a “fictitious confession”
The DFB control committee had submitted a corresponding application to change the sentence. Erdmanns Klub Saarbrücken had appealed against the judgment of the DFB sports court. Erdmann is said to have racially insulted several opponents in the Saarlanders’ game on August 25 against 1. FC Magdeburg, as witnesses from the club from Saxony-Anhalt assured. The defender denied the allegations several times.
Erdmann’s lawyer Horst Kletke stated according to the DFB in the hearing that the appeal was limited to the sentence. The player did not make the statements imputed to him, but if there were misunderstandings, then Erdmann would be sorry.
“Fictitious confession”: Judge Achim Späth conducted the hearing
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“In order to mitigate the sentence, the Federal Supreme Court took into account, despite the serious incidents, that the 13 witnesses were spared repeated interrogation and stress through this fictitious confession,” explained the presiding judge Achim Späth. The judgment of the federal court is binding.
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