Interest accrual date on criminal fine adjusted via revision

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH), 5th Criminal Senate, rejected the defendant's appeal as unfounded, but with the specific amendment that interest on the fine is to be calculated from February 21, 2024, thereby upholding the lower court's conviction and sentencing while adjusting the ancillary financial liability. The appellant, bearing the costs of the proceedings as well as necessary expenses incurred by the auxiliary and adhesion claimants, challenged the judgment of the Landgericht Bremen, which included an adhesion procedure component; the Federal Public Prosecutor’s office had supported the amendment regarding the interest accrual date. The decision confirms the prior instance’s substantive findings and procedural validity, with the only modification being the correction of the interest start date in accordance with the prosecutor’s motion, establishing that the revised judgment is final and enforceable subject to this monetary adjustment.