{
  "id": 16034652,
  "title": "Trials: Former Wirecard CEO Braun complains about six years of investigative detention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/prozesse-ex-wirecard-chef-braun-beklagt-sechs-jahre-untersuchungshaft",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:11:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/prozesse-ex-wirecard-chef-braun-beklagt-sechs-jahre-untersuchungshaft/100264236.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Markus Braun, the former CEO of Wirecard, has spoken out about the length of his pre-trial detention, saying six years is not justified. He advocates for a maximum limit of one year for such detention and 50 days for trial proceedings. Braun, who faces fraud charges related to the disappearance of €1.9 billion from Wirecard's balance sheet, denies all allegations and aims for an acquittal, though he acknowledges this may be unlikely. Braun has been in detention since summer 2020 and the trial has been ongoing for around four years.",
  "summary": "From the length of time he derives little hope of an acquittal. In addition, he advocates for shorter trials.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Der Standard Wirtschaft",
        "title": "Former Wirecard boss Braun complains about six years of investigative detention",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ex-wirecard-chef-braun-beklagt-sechs-jahre-untersuchungshaft",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:58:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}