In the tax trial against Andrea Tandler and her partner, the struggle for less imprisonment every month has begun. About arguing lawyers, harassment in the hospital and the role of a noble tax firm.
It’s a scandal. A scandal that shows that Andrea Tandler and her long-time friend Darius N are now parting ways. For weeks they had sat side by side in the dock in harmony and listened stoically as their defense lawyers stood up for them. Everything was civilized, legally chiselled, the tone matter-of-fact. But now Darius N.’s lawyer suddenly attacks Andrea Tandler’s lawyer: “This is the completely wrong defense strategy,” shouts Thomas Pfister through the room. “I’m sorry for Ms. Tandler. I don’t know why you’re keeping the tax consulting company PSP completely out of this,” Pfister says to Tandler’s lawyer. “Without their incorrect advice, my client wouldn’t be sitting here today.” And Andrea Tandler probably doesn’t either, that resonates with that.