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Trial begins: Wiesbaden's AWO affair draws former SPD politician Manjura into the spotlight!
The trial against former Wiesbaden social affairs officer Christoph Manjura for aiding and abetting infidelity begins on October 9, 2025.
Trial begins: Wiesbaden's AWO affair draws former SPD politician Manjura into the spotlight!
A significant trial will soon take place in the Rhine-Main region: On October 9, 2025, the trial against Christoph Manjura, the former SPD head of social affairs in Wiesbaden, will begin. Like that fr.de reports, the Wiesbaden Regional Court has already scheduled six appointments until November 26, 2025. The accusation? Aiding and abetting infidelity in a particularly serious case.
The former speaker for the then managing director of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) in Wiesbaden, Hannelore Richter, is accused of not having worked the agreed 30 hours per week and of having entered into a fictitious employment relationship in a geriatric care center there. The indictment shows that these machinations gave Manjura more time for his work in the city council.
Damage and accusations
The public prosecutor's office estimates the intended damage at around 112,000 euros. While the public prosecutor's office saw no suspicion of bribery of elected officials, Manjura rejected the allegations from the start. His defense emphasizes that the former head of department did not commit any criminal offense. The charges were filed in August 2022 and admitted by the district court in March 2023, but the trial was delayed due to more urgent detention matters.
After the charges were filed, Manjura withdrew from active politics and did not stand for re-election. The AWO scandal, which was uncovered in 2019 through research by Hessischer Rundfunk (hr), includes a total of investigations against around 120 people. Some are cases that have already been completed, while the main characters Jürgen and Hannelore Richter, who held leading positions in AWO district associations, continue to be the focus of the investigation.
Background and further developments
As part of the extensive AWO scandal, excessive salaries, luxury company cars and fictitious employment against many of those involved have become known. Among them was the former mayor of Frankfurt, Peter Feldmann, who was convicted of accepting benefits. The main trial against the masterminds, the Richter couple, is still pending and is expected in the near future, with a decision from the Frankfurt Regional Court in September or October.
Overall, it remains to be seen how the court in Wiesbaden will decide and what impact the trial could have on the political landscape in the region. The events surrounding the AWO affair show once again how important transparency and integrity are in politics. An exciting trial is about to begin and the public's eyes are on October 9th.