The children of insolvent drug company Anton Schlecker, Lars and Meike Schlecker, do not want to accept prison sentences imposed by Stuttgart District Court. Both had appealed to verdicts of Monday, a court spokesman said. This is procedure before Federal Court of Justice, which examines judgment of trial.

The siblings were sentenced to two years and nine or eight months in prison for infidelity, insolvency, bankruptcy and aiding ir far's bankruptcy. Unlike two-year prison sentence for her far Anton Schlecker, punishments of children cannot be suspended for probation.

It is also possible that verdict against Anton Schlecker is still being challenged. With verdict for founder of company, court remained under request of Prosecutor, who had requested three years ' imprisonment. His lawyer wants to check verdict against 73-year-old now. The public prosecutor's Office has not yet decided wher it will appeal for revision. She's got a week's time.

When did family see bankruptcy coming?

At heart of Stuttgart District Court was question of when Schlecker saw impending bankruptcy. Because from that point on, he would not have been able to withdraw money from company. The company founder himself said until end that bankruptcy was inconceivable for him.

In turn, court considered it proved that two children of Schleckers had paid mselves unlawfully profits from logistics company LDG, which belongs to Schlecker Empire – only days before group 2012 into bankruptcy. Thus, amount of damage caused by m was ultimately higher than that of her far.

With bankruptcy schleckers more than 25,000 employees lost ir jobs. According to Public Prosecutor's office, company suffered a total loss of 16 million euros, mainly because parent company was to have paid excessive hourly rates to Logistics subsidiary company LDG.

Date Of Update: 29 November 2017, 12:03