They are not for solace!

Heesters appeared not, however, got his lawyer said: "ick you would not expect so here!" For that, in the process is only words, he had respectable entertainment value, finds Birgit Walter.

For the busy reader so much to anticipate: The court process in which the singer Johannes Heesters (104) to the cabaret historian Volker Kühn (75) prohibit the allegation to be carried out, Heesters had in 1941 before the Dachau concentration camp overseers sung, will be on 16 December. Even then the court is not at whether Heesters for the purpose of sightseeing or entertainment has visited the camp, but only if the appearance Bold claim may continue. So here is not the historical truth established, because things are unprovable, but there are only circumstantial evaluated. That there is only words, the process had respectable entertainment value.

"They would indeed ick not expected here."

The already started to order that the court secretary at the sight of one party surprised aufblickte chewing and said: "Well, yes you would have ick here not expecting." Well was not around the 104-year-old appeared - he got yesterday evening again for Bambi his life's work - but for the press Chamber of the Landgericht Berlin is apparently also the appearance of the lawyer Peter Raue, who represents the defendants Bold, an event.

Well were both parties on their unprovable assertions in mind, but Heesters lawyer Gunter fats were in court on several occasions but the righteous indignant: "They are the truth with your feet!", "You are not in consolation!"

Always deny

The facts of the dispute are known (BLZ v. 3. 11. 2008). The Dachau survivors Victor Matejka has the historian Volker Kühn in 1991 tells the camera that he voted for Heesters the curtain drawn, than this before guards at Dachau had occurred. The appearance, not the visit together with the ensemble of Gärtnerplatz theater in Dachau, Heesters has always denied. But until now, as long Matejka is dead, he goes against the distributors of this message before.

The offer by Volker Kühn in advance that the case be regarded as closed and its realization is not spreading further, simply out of respect for the life Heesterschen performance, the opposite side but not enough. They ranged in omission pleas and revocation, and claimed now, Kuehn had initiated a press campaign. But the message about the process the court had issued. Rough: "And there was no revocation of Galilei, and it will not give Bold. His statements are based on scientific research. "

Key indicator of Bold is a listing of the concentration camp commandant in a photo album with which these artists are grateful that by «cheerful and joyful afternoon enjoyed." There are photos of Heesters in hat and coat, also by the Ensemble in costumes . Rough: "Was Heesters during the presentation so long in the loo?" Moreover, according to research identifies Bold not a single case in which artists without the appearance in a concentration camp had been held.

The opposite side argues that there is no evidence for the appearance, the survivors Matejka was untrustworthy. He learned from his darkness, Matejkas, way to the theater spoken, where there is a May-afternoon had been. Boldly replied, the prisoners were in the morning darkness, there have been, where for the day was her job. There is also a letter in which a biographer Heesters-declared Matejka have nothing against him from a gig Heesters says. But what proves that? The judge must now decide.