Alfons Schuhbeck is being tried in the same room as Uli Hoeneß. Boris Becker, Bernie Ecclestone and Jérôme Boateng have also had to face justice in Munich – and found out: where paragraphs count, glamor is of little help.
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René Hofmann, Annette Ramelsberger and Susi Wimmer
The limelight is his home, regardless of whether Alfons Schuhbeck entertains the audience in his “Teatro” event tent, swings the ladle at FC Bayern or rubs his beloved ginger into roast pork in a cooking show. Lights on, grin on. He’s not hiding on this Wednesday morning either. But you can see his uneasiness, his tension and also a great tiredness. It is Alfons Schuhbeck’s first day before the Munich I Regional Court, where he has to answer for tax evasion. The interest is enormous, 24 media have been accredited for the process, so many eyes and cameras are focused on the prominent accused. But unlike usual, no smile crosses his lips that day.