License Affair: New investigations against Dortmund’s Marco Reus – tagesspiegel

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After the penalty of 540,000 euros, the public prosecutor’s office again against international Marco Reus. He shall be driven more common than previously known without a license.

The Dortmund prosecutor determined again against soccer player Marco Reus on suspicion of driving without a license. It will examine whether the 25-year-old professional from Borussia Dortmund more frequently than previously had been sitting known without a license and driving, said a spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office on Tuesday. Previously, several media had reported it.

Reus had received last year for driving without a license in six cases a penal fee of 540,000 euros. The penalty was in force in December.

It would have then reported numerous witnesses who claim to have seen the Dortmund professional also on other days behind the wheel of a car, the spokeswoman said. The details of these witnesses, therefore, based on several years. The current investigation run according to prosecutors since December 2014.

Gets last year was also because Reus is said to have been showing a fake Dutch driving license at a police check. Because this investigation was finally set, came on allegations that it had probably given at the Dortmund Justice a “Celebrity bonus”.

The CDU MP Peter Biesenbach addressed a request to the Minister of Justice Thomas Kutschaty (SPD). He wanted to know why the false papers have not come to the charge and was why not ascertain whether there were more trips without a license. Under the new notes, is again determined. The witness statements refer to several years and would be reviewed in the current investigation, the spokeswoman said.

Reus, who had missed the football World Cup in Brazil because of injury, extended last year his contract with the Dortmundern by the year 2019. In addition to the financial concessions BVB also the attitude of solidarity of the Club peak in the license affair might have tipped the scales in favor of Borussia. Club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke and the end of the season outgoing coach Jürgen Klopp had strengthened the sinner demonstratively back.

Reus 2012 was changed for 17 million euros to BVB Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the previous three seasons, the offensive star became the performers and audience favorite. (AP)