Sutil will stand trial in a German court later this month

[CNR]

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Adrian Sutil will stand trial in a German court later this month after officially being charged with causing grievous bodily harm.

Sutil will face the courts later this month and could be sentenced to a year in prison if found guilty.

[The Black Knight]

Saw that. I'd wager that if he is found guilty that it could be the end of his F1 career. It'll be hard for him to find a seat again. I doubt he'll get a jail sentence but you'd never know.

I am quite surprised that a German court had jurisdiction for something that happened in China though whether he be a German citizen or not.

[gloomyDAY]

I am quite surprised that a German court had jurisdiction for something that happened in China though whether he be a German citizen or not.

Yeah. Is this real?

[Mia 01]

IF he glassed Lux in the neck he deserves some time off.

[ioan]

So we might finally learn the truth about what happened last year.

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Sutil’s manager Manfred Zimmerman has said that the incident was not as it appears and that having had a drink spilled over him, Sutil was intending to do the same to Lux when the glass accidentally made contact with Lux’s neck

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Hamilton might turn up as a witness. I wonder whether if it is a good idea if he turned up in court covered in bandages?

[Robinho]

why is he being tried in Germany for an "attack" on a french guy in China, one a member of an Anglo/french team, one a member of a Anglo/indian team?

still, for this to have reached a court case there must be a decent amount of evidence or they would not waste the time or money of the case. Perhaps this hanging over Sutil is the reason why FI were happy to drop him and he hasn't walked into another of the vacant seats.

[markabilly]

why is he being tried in Germany for an "attack" on a french guy in China, one a member of an Anglo/french team, one a member of a Anglo/indian team?

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that i do not understand either

[BDunnell]

Can anyone with a legal background enlighten us?

[Malbec]

Can anyone with a legal background enlighten us?

Not legally minded myself but I believe Germany has laws where German nationals can be prosecuted at home for crimes they commit abroad.

IIRC Britain has a similar system for highly specific cases, for example paedophilia where it does not matter where the crime is committed, a British national will be prosecuted on arrival in the UK.