Lawyer compares “Der Spiegel” with the “Bild” newspaper

Simon Bergmann, who represents Till Lindemann as a lawyer in the context of the abuse allegations against him, expresses himself in clear words about his negative opinion of “Der Spiegel”. Bergmann is particularly bothered by the fact that the journalists would include court and legal costs in their reporting. “They say to themselves: We’ll report on the suspicion despite all our concerns, but the scoop is so big that it’s definitely worth it, and we’ll include the lawyer’s fees,” says the lawyer.

In an interview with “Cicero”, he also compares the magazine directly with “Bild”: “My impression is that ‘Der Spiegel’ has now reached the level of a ‘Bild’ newspaper. In this specific case, it’s even clearly worse than the ‘Bild’. Methods are used that are actually attributed to tabloid journalism. This is a bad development.”

It would also worry him that “Spiegel” authors would themselves claim to be unsure of the truth of the things they write. Only an investigation or a court could determine the innocence of the Rammstein singer, unless the case resolves itself, he believes. Until then, however, he believes that the presumption of innocence should apply.

Bergmann also shares that he does not want to protect Lindemann if criminal offenses have actually occurred in the past. However, the current evidence is not enough for him. “I just don’t see it at all at the moment, at least not in terms of a ‘casting system,'” says the attorney. “As for the knockout drops, I didn’t find anything relevant in the documents and evidence presented by ‘Spiegel’. The district court of Hamburg has meanwhile also assessed this in the same way.”

Bergmann also fully agrees to an investigation by the Berlin public prosecutor’s office. “An investigation has the advantage that the allegations are clarified by professionals and not by investigative journalists. We would rather have the public prosecutor’s office check that than leave it hanging in the air.”