Ex-Steinhoff CEO Hit by Arrest Warrant After Trial No-Show (1)

June 21, 2023, 1:44 PM UTC

A German court issued an arrest warrant for Markus Jooste, former chief executive officer of scandal-ridden retailer Steinhoff International Holdings NV, after he failed to show up for trial in the country.

The Regional Court of Oldenburg issued the warrant about two weeks ago, a spokesman for the tribunal said on Wednesday. Prosecutors had asked for the order in April when Jooste was a no-show for his trial in that city.

Markus Jooste
Photographer: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images

Bernd Gross, Jooste’s German lawyer, said the ruling is totally incomprehensible and he will challenge it. His client has always cooperated with the German authorities and ...

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