First conviction in connection with Ruzicka proceedings
The first conviction has been handed down in connection with the proceedings in Germany against former Aegis managers Aleksander Ruzicka and David Linn. The Wiesbaden District Court has sentenced a former high-ranking employee at Aegis Media to one year's probation.
In connection with the proceedings in Germany against the former ex-Aegis managers Aleksander Ruzicka and David Linn, a first conviction has been handed down. The Wiesbaden Local Court has issued a penalty order against a former high-ranking employee at Aegis Media in Germany: Manuela Rasmussen was sentenced to one year's probation for "aiding and abetting serious breach of trust" in a total of eight cases. A fine of 10,000 euros was also imposed, as Horizont.net reports. Rasmussen had testified against Ruzicka and Linn at the beginning of March during her questioning in the main trial and incriminated them both heavily: Rasmussen said that she had noticed irregularities in the use and capitalization of free TV spots from the agency pool. As a result, she had received special payments of around 430,000 euros, which trial observers regard as hush money, according to Horizont.net. Following the questioning of Manuela Rasmussen, Ruzicka's defense had repeatedly pointed out that it did not consider the witness and her statements to be credible. Rasmussen's case was dealt with in separate proceedings.
