Schongau's mayor had to accept a defeat before the Munich regional court. His lawsuit against former CSU city councilor Michael Eberle was dismissed.
However, it is questionable whether the legal processing of the local elections in March 2020 is over. The town hall boss could appeal the civil judgment that has now been handed down within a month.. It was the mayor himself who made the election challenge public in an interview with the Schongauer Nachrichten. Therefore, Sluyterman's applications for correction, injunction and compensation for pain and suffering were unsuccessful. He was unable to request a correction in the newspaper because it was not EberLE, but the publisher who decided what was printed. The right to freedom of expression outweighs the interest in protecting his personality, the court ruled.. The mayor's election challenge was just as unsuccessful as his criminal complaint against Ebersle. The verdict was handed down by the Munich Regional Court on Thursday. The city council at the time only made comments to those authorities “who, in the defendant’s legitimate opinion, were the contacts for his concerns”