Perjury trial in Dresden : the Silence of the Frauke Petry News

It has become quiet around Frauke Petry. An occasional speech in the Bundestag, in a press release, the message of her pregnancy - not much more was heard in the last few months of the Ex-AfD-Boss. However, for the start of the perjury trial against the district court of Dresden expected crowds. The trial has been moved, therefore, to the Oberlandesgericht, Dresden, edge of the city. A hall, the judge, defendants and lawyers by a glass wall are shielded from the spectators. Here's Frauke Petry took at the place of Assembly, accompanied by her husband Marcus Pretzell and son-in-law first.

The 43-Year-old had always stressed that they welcome the fact that you could take in a method public position on the allegations against you. But now, Petry had rather have your attorney do the talking. The took on Monday of the opinion that the election of the audit Committee of the Saxon Landtag Petry would not have ever allowed to swear. No oath, no perjury. Petrys lawyer claimed that the procedure had to be terminated.

A left-wing criminal indicator

introduced, It is an old story that catches up with Petry as – she goes back in your AfD-time, more precisely, the Saxon list in 2014, said the statement. Originally, the AfD man, Arvid office of life, the land Board cancelled but later from the list. Office life is suspected as the reason that he wanted to give the party a private loan. Thus, the candidates list should support the election campaign of the AfD.

office-life - for he would not have been deleted from the list, sitting today in the Parliament. In the Wake of the election, the audit Committee dealt with the question. At a meeting in November 2015 Frauke Petry was questioned. In Committee, there was doubt as to the truth of the Petrys explanations. The deputies left, the party boss, then under oath. Later, a Left-member of a criminal was, among other things, display.

Petry had in fact testified that the applicant, after entry into the state Parliament would have to decide whether you can convert the loan into a donation to the AfD. In the loan agreements state, however, that the candidate is omitted in this case on the repayment.

Petry are often single-minded optimistic

Petry have made "untruthful statements," he said on Monday, state attorney Susan Herold in the reading of the indictment. Petry himself had admitted in the run-up to a mistake. At the same time, you had assured but not intentionally wrong.

Even if Petry is optimistic: This process can't use them. You want to be present with them in their surveys hardly measurable "Blue party" as a citizen-a clean Alternative to the AfD in Saxony. The Boss you had become after your AfD-exit in 2017. Petry wants to crack with the Blue in the state elections in Saxony and in Thuringia, the 5-percent-hurdle, also at the European elections in the Blue. Here Petrys man Marcus Pretzell, the Parliament, and in the North Rhine-Westphalian state Parliament is currently in Europe to compete, as the top candidate.

Petry is in talks often unerringly optimistic that their plans will go up. At times they even spoke of a Government in the state of Saxony. In current polls in Saxony Petrys party but under "Other" with a total of three percent. The AfD is opposed to the CDU at 25 percent. The only certainty is: The percent Petry holt, the absence of AfD in Saxony at the end.

Passive right to vote is at stake

the clientele of Voters to appeal Petry now, should the prosecution for perjury is not well received. In addition, Should you be convicted, you could lose your right to stand for election - that is, they could stand for election. And it is not the only process that has Petry on the neck. In Leipzig, you will have to answer also for tax evasion and subsidy fraud.

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