The band shared a letter on their social media from lawyers representing Till Lindemann, the group’s lead singer. The musician’s lawyers won a court decision in which the judge forbids the German newspaper “Spiegel” to raise suspicions that Lindemann drugged women at concerts. Similar steps were taken against the British media.
Rammstein singer’s lawyers have won a press ban from the court
The district court of Hamburg ruled that the minimum amount of evidence required to make such serious accusations was missing. The judge points out that none of the statements in “Sex, Power, Alcohol – What the Young Women of Row Zero Report” allegations of intoxication and sexual abuse were based on were made under oath.
In addition, what was provided to the authors of the publication, in the court’s opinion, does not determine that Lindemann really resorted to intoxicating concert participants. The testimonies of alleged witnesses were found to be insufficient. Thus, “Spiegel” was banned from publishing in which it suggests that the singer of Rammstein was to do such things. A similar ban was also obtained by the lawyers of the German singer in the case of the publication of the British “The Mirror”. Attorneys announce that they will also take steps in the case of other websites and newspapers.
“MeToo press coverage has gotten out of hand. The media, aware that writing about it drives sales and interest, increasingly ignores legal requirements for reporting suspicions. Serious allegations are repeated in various publications, although only one side’s testimony is available, and official investigations have not yet been launched or are in the early stages. This leads to prejudice and a violation of the presumption of innocence guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights.” lawyers write.
Meanwhile, the German media reports that two more women accuse members of the band of sexual assault. This time, however, they also point to the band’s keyboardist, Christian “Flake” Lorenz, as the culprit – both remained anonymous and claim that the situations they describe occurred more than 20 years ago. Lawyers also deny these allegations. Meanwhile, in mid-June, it was announced that the Berlin prosecutor’s office had launched an investigation into the allegations.
Source: Gazeta
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