Markus Braun Denies Any Acknowledgment in the Wirecard Trial

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The Austrian businessman Markus Braun is the main defendant in the whole Wirecard-Scandal. Now he testified for the first time in court. He denied any acknowledgment of alleged crime in the company, which contradicted the testimonials of key witness Oliver Bellenhaus.

The Main Defendant of the Wirecard Case Markus Braun Testified in Front of the Court in Munich for the First Time. / Picture: © Europol / 2021 Europe's most wanted

In the trial of the alleged billion-euro fraud at the former German Stock Index group Wirecard, former CEO Markus Braun rejects all allegations of the prosecution. "I did not know anything about counterfeiting or embezzlement," Braun said on Monday before the fourth chamber of the Munich Regional Court. "I didn't form a gang with anyone either," emphasized Braun in his first statement…