28-04-2015 17:08 via news.yahoo.com

Deutsche Bank co-CEO Fitschen goes on trial in Kirch case

By Thomas Atkins MUNICH (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank co-CEO Juergen Fitschen went on trial on Tuesday accused of giving misleading evidence in connection with the 2002 collapse of the Kirch media empire, a case that could prove a distraction for the bank just as it undergoes a strategic overhaul. Fitschen, 66, has vowed to fight the criminal allegations, which follow a civil suit brought by heirs of late media magnate Leo Kirch. The trial started a day after Fitschen and co-CEO Anshu Jain unveiled
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