Convicted Wiesn host: Does he have to give up his gastro license?

The city is announcing the first details

Created: 2022-02-09 10:13 am

By: Andreas Thieme

Ludwig Reinbold (34) in the dock: the district court convicted the Wiesn host for buying cocaine © SIGI JANTZ

Ludwig Reinbold (34) was caught with four grams of cocaine - the Munich District Court then sentenced him to a fine of 72,000 euros.

Does he now lose his license as a host?

The district administration department has to decide on this - and is now giving initial insights.

Munich – The scandal surrounding Wiesn host Ludwig Reinbold (34): He bought four grams of cocaine from a drug dealer at the end of 2017.

Immediately in front of the Franziskaner inn that his family runs.

The district court tried Reinbold in Munich and sentenced the landlord to a total fine of 72,000 euros.

Lucky for Reinbold: Because the penalty is just below the criminal record limit.

Theoretically he can keep his license as a restaurateur, which would be unlikely as a convicted drug offender.

But: His drug problem, which became public in court, speaks against it.

A hair sample from the end of 2020 documented “intensive drug use”, as prosecutor Jakob Schmidkonz announced.

Cocaine and the fashion drug MDMA were found in Reinbold's blood.

The values ​​were "absurdly" high, said Schmdkonz.

Munich: The KVR must now decide whether Reinbold will lose his gastro license

Is Reinbold losing his license now?

The district administration department has to decide that.

Spokesman Johannes Mayer says: "As soon as we have the files and the reasons for the judgment of the criminal proceedings, we will decide on the further steps." In principle, the following applies: According to § 4 Para. 1 No. 1 of the Restaurant Act, the granting of a restaurant license must be refused or to revoke a permit “if facts justify the assumption that the innkeeper does not have the reliability required for the business.” The law mentions alcohol dependence as a standard example of unreliability.

According to the court, this is the case with Ludwig Reinbold - even intensive consumption was proven with him.

Wiesn host Ludwig Reinbold (34) is said to have consumed cocaine, according to the public prosecutor © API (c) Michael Tinnefeld

Landlords in Munich: A procedure was initiated against 60 restaurateurs in 2021

KVR spokesman Mayer says: “In 2021, warnings were issued or revocation and refusal procedures were initiated in a total of 60 cases against innkeepers.” This fate could soon befall Ludwig Reinbold.

It will also be decisive whether the judiciary increases his sentence.

The Munich I public prosecutor's office has already appealed - in the process the prosecution had already demanded 160 daily rates for Reinbold, in which case he would have to pay 128,000.

More serious would be the clear criminal record - it could lead to the final withdrawal of his gastro license...