The Bayern Boss in the Dock - Justizpalast

À propos de ce lieu

Inaugurated by Prince Regent Luitpold on 10 May 1897, Friedrich von Thiersch's Justizpalast on Prielmayerstrasse was built to embody the majesty of Bavarian law, its 138-metre facade and glass-domed central hall rising beside the bustle of Karlsplatz. For more than a century it has hosted Bavaria's greatest trials, and in March 2014 the whole country watched one of its most famous citizens climb these steps as a defendant. Uli Hoeness, president of FC Bayern Munich, sausage magnate and a fixture of German public life, was accused of hiding a secret account at the Swiss bank Vontobel, which he had used for years of frantic, high-stakes speculation on currencies and shares. What began as a declared tax debt of a few million euros swelled, over four dramatic days of hearings, into an admission that he had evaded 28.5 million euros. On 13 March 2014 the court convicted him on seven counts of tax evasion and sentenced him to three and a half years; he resigned every office he held at Bayern that same night, entered Landsberg prison in June 2014, and was released on parole in early 2016.

À retenir

• 28.5 million euros — Over four days of hearings Hoeness admitted evading 28.5 million euros in taxes through a secret Swiss account at Bank Vontobel used for high-volume speculation on shares and currencies.
• 3.5 years — On 13 March 2014 the Munich Regional Court convicted Hoeness on seven counts of tax evasion and sentenced him to three and a half years in prison; he began his term at Landsberg in June 2014 and was released on parole in early 2016.
• 1897 year — Prince Regent Luitpold inaugurated Friedrich von Thiersch's neo-baroque Palace of Justice on 10 May 1897, its glass dome rising more than 60 metres above the central hall.

📍 Prielmayerstraße 7, 80335, München

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