# Legal proceedings against Andreas Scheuer regarding car-toll

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legal-proceedings-against-andreas-scheuer-regarding-car-toll
> Updated: 2026-08-19T23:00:00.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 2.

The Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against former German Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer. The CSU politician is accused of providing a false, unsworn statement to a Bundestag inquiry committee regarding the car-toll (Pkw-Maut) project.

Following these charges, the Berlin Landgericht has scheduled a trial for Scheuer and former state secretary Gerhard Schulz. The court has set twelve trial days starting on 21 September, with a potential verdict on 25 November. Prosecutors allege that both individuals gave false testimony to a parliamentary inquiry investigating the failed toll project, which the European Court of Justice declared illegal in 2019. 

Both defendants deny the accusations and maintain their presumption of innocence.

## Claims

- The Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against former Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Andreas Scheuer, a CSU politician, rejects the allegations. (corroborated by 4 sources)
- Scheuer is accused of making a false, unsworn statement before the Bundestag's toll station inquiry committee. (corroborated by 4 sources)

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15 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/andreas-scheuer-faces-charges-over-parliamentary-testimony

### 2026-07-22: Ex-Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer to be tried for false car‑toll testimony

Former German transport minister Andreas Scheuer and ex‑state secretary Gerhard Schulz will be tried in Berlin starting 21 Sept for alleged false statements to a parliamentary inquiry about the aborted car‑toll

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ex-transport-minister-andreas-scheuer-to-be-tried-for-false-cartoll-testimony

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