The Cologne public prosecutor’s office has initiated an investigation into false statements against the head of the Tengelmann Group, Christian Haub. The investigation is related to the disappearance of the group’s former boss, Karl-Erivan Haub, in the Swiss Alps.
According to the responsible senior public prosecutor Ulrich Bremer, the allegation that Haub made an oath before the Cologne district court in May 2021, some of which was false, is being investigated. Accordingly, contrary to his statements, he had reliable evidence that the missing Karl-Erivan Haub could still be alive. The investigation is ongoing, said Bremer and referred to the presumption of innocence.
To clarify, the public prosecutor’s office pointed out that there was currently no reason to request that the declaration of death for Karl-Erivan Haub be revoked. For this to happen, it would have to be established that the missing person survived the declaration of death. “This is currently not the case,” said Bremer.
Christian Haub’s lawyer Mark Binz rejected the accusation. “Of course there is no truth to the accusation,” he said. “Until a few weeks ago, the Cologne public prosecutor’s office saw it that way and therefore refused to start an investigation.”
Karl-Erivan Haub set off alone on a ski tour in Zermatt in April 2018 and did not return. The family assumes that the then 58-year-old had a fatal accident. In 2021, Haub was declared dead by the Cologne district court. Since then, there have been repeated media reports about doubts about the death of the experienced skier. However, the court did not consider it to be provable.
After Karl-Erivan Haub’s disappearance, his younger brother Christian took over sole management of the billion-dollar trading group, which includes, among other things, the textile discounter Kik and the hardware store chain Obi.
The Cologne public prosecutor’s office has initiated an investigation into false statements against the head of the Tengelmann Group, Christian Haub. The investigation is related to the disappearance of the group’s former boss, Karl-Erivan Haub, in the Swiss Alps.
According to the responsible senior public prosecutor Ulrich Bremer, the allegation that Haub made an oath before the Cologne district court in May 2021, some of which was false, is being investigated. Accordingly, contrary to his statements, he had reliable evidence that the missing Karl-Erivan Haub could still be alive. The investigation is ongoing, said Bremer and referred to the presumption of innocence.
2024-04-11 20:34:40
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