The 33-year-old's statement had already been expected for the past week. However, it was postponed at short notice because the psychiatric expert was suffering from Corona. V. then only answered questions about his life and career. The 33-year-old is charged with joint commercial poaching on the night of the crime and attempted evasion of the law.

The main defendant is 39-year-old Andreas S., who is said to have shot the police officer during a traffic check on January 31 to cover up poaching. S. are accused of two completed murders as well as attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm. He is said to have killed the police officers out of greed.

Originally, V. was also suspected of murder. However, the suspicion was not substantiated, which is why the murder charge against him was dropped. S. presented the situation at the start of the trial in June as self-defense and made serious allegations against V., who had initially testified extensively to the police, but then remained silent.