Deutsche Welle, 30 July 2013
German prosecutors have charged Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness with tax evasion. The charges pertain to a Swiss bank account Hoeness declared in January.
German prosecutors have charged Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness with tax evasion. The charges pertain to a Swiss bank account Hoeness declared in January.
The charges
against Hoeness were announced by the Munich prosecution office on Tuesday.
The
61-year-old could face trial should the economic crimes chamber of Munich's
district court decide to admit the charges. That decision is not expected
before the end of September, with Hoeness' lawyers having one month to respond
to the charges.
The
investigation by Munich's prosecution into Hoeness' accounts began in January
after a voluntary tax disclosure concerning the Swiss account - previously
undeclared - and included a search of his offices and private home in March.
"Due
to the volume of the investigation files as well as the fact that a defence
request to delay answering to the charges for one month was granted, a decision
of the court on starting a trial is not to be expected before the end of
September 2013," court spokeswoman Andrea Titz said in a statement.
Bayern's
board have stood by Hoeness despite the investigation, refusing to accept the
former player and general manager's offer to suspend himself from club duties
in May.
Under
Hoeness' leadership, the Bavarian club won the Champions League, Bundesliga and
the German Cup in 2013.
ph/dr (AP, AFP, Reuters, dpa)
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