Wilfried Schmitz: I hope at the latest until July 26, 2026, because then two-thirds of her prison sentence will have been served according to the judgment of the Dresden Regional Court of June 17, 2024.
Section 57, paragraph 1 of the German Criminal Code (StGB), which governs this remission of the remainder of a fixed-term sentence, states: “The court shall suspend the execution of the remainder of a fixed-term prison sentence on probation if, firstly, two-thirds of the imposed sentence, but at least two months, have been served; secondly, this can be justified taking into account the public’s interest in safety; and thirdly, the convicted person consents. In making this decision, particular consideration shall be given to the convicted person’s personality, their prior record, the circumstances of their offense, the seriousness of the legal interest threatened by a recidivism, the convicted person’s conduct during incarceration, their living conditions, and the effects that the suspension is expected to have on them.”
It is obvious that my client’s release could in no way compromise public safety. Since she is prohibited from practicing medicine until further notice, there is no possibility of a relapse—in the form of issuing medical certificates—that could threaten any legal rights. Her conduct during her incarceration has been exemplary.
Her past and personality also do not give rise to any grounds for refusal, and the circumstances of the act — in particular her prior knowledge and motives — must finally be taken into account in her favor.
I can therefore see nothing that would preclude the remission of the final third of her sentence. Quite the contrary: her life has been shattered by the prosecution she has suffered. It would be inhumane to prevent her, even beyond July 26, 2026, from finally being able to spend her twilight years in dignity—together with her beloved cat Mutzel and her friends.
Dr. Witzschel grew up in East Germany and experienced an unjust regime. In her letter, she writes: “It pains me immensely that I feel as if Germany is going down the same path as East Germany.” Do you share this assessment?
Wilfried Schmitz: I cannot address such questions in just a few sentences. I was never in East Germany during the GDR era, so I only know everything from the experiences of former GDR citizens and people from West Germany who had relatives in East Germany.
Surely no one wants a communist system like that again, even though many East German citizens had extremely bitter experiences with some of the inhumane aspects of West German capitalism. To whom was almost all the wealth of the former GDR transferred after 1989?
But as far as I know, workers in East Germany still had a certain status. They just couldn’t cross the leadership—otherwise, they’d be ruined. What status do workers have today? Can they still build a comfortable life with their own labor, as was possible up until the 1980s?
And what status does a doctor have today if they practically have panic attacks just for issuing an exemption certificate? Who even certifies a medical contraindication for, say, measles vaccinations anymore?
The surveillance technologies that exist today far surpass the technical means available to the East German State Security Service — and it would be naive to believe that what is technically possible is not actually being used.
Did the East German media spread propaganda? What about the media in West Germany and the entire Western world? Any thinking person can answer for themselves whether public service media fulfill their legal mandate.
Who still feels free and safe in a country where, since 2020, the COVID-19 justice system has effectively deprived the entire population of their rights, where women and girls can no longer feel safe, and where people are constantly being attacked with knives for no reason? A country where, despite all the warning signs, 5G installations with high EMF emissions and wind turbines with all their disadvantages for people and nature are being expanded everywhere? And a thousand other examples.
Numerous problems are simply suppressed and never discussed and resolved publicly in an objective manner. On the contrary: anyone who wants to address problems openly is simply pigeonholed politically and discredited.
Incidentally: Did the GDR ever conduct such a mass experiment with conditionally approved genetically modified RNA injections?
I wouldn’t have wanted to live in the GDR — but what politicians have already demanded of people in this country, especially since 2020, is truly outrageous.
Comparisons with the situation in East Germany are unhelpful. Such comparisons are never useful. What is clearly wrong must be addressed – regardless of the political system in which it was practiced.
Dr. Witzschel lost her dog during her imprisonment—it died while she was incarcerated. An animal that doesn’t understand why she wasn’t with it. An animal that loves unconditionally, without judgment. What does that say about a system that didn’t even allow her that farewell? Did she have any other pets?
Wilfried Schmitz: Yes, that’s very cruel and unjustifiable. The dog practically died because he had lost his beloved owner. Experienced dog owners wouldn’t be surprised by such a reaction from a loyal dog in the face of such a loss.
She also has a cat, Mutzel, whom she loves very much and to whom she regularly writes her Mutzel letters, which are also published.
Can’t you just leave a woman alone who, all she really hopes for in life is to finally be allowed to live her life again with her cat and a few friends?
Dr. Witzschel has lost everything—her house, her practice, her medical license, her reputation. Some in the public say: she gets what she deserves. What do you say to these people—and how does Dr. Witzschel cope with being condemned for fulfilling her medical duty?
Wilfried Schmitz: I would like to remind everyone that no one has the right to judge other people. This is also the message of Jesus and the New Testament.
And apart from that: Can it really be right to persecute, condemn, and professionally and economically destroy a person because, by virtue of their qualifications, they were able to see what the apparently still blind and deaf part of the public could never see or hear — despite the information available to everyone online?
Those who completely and without any consideration relinquish personal responsibility to others endanger themselves the most — and then they must not demand that other people join in their ignorance.
Anyone who accuses a person—especially a doctor—of being critical, or even critical of vaccinations, is essentially accusing them of lacking the capacity for critical thinking and thus of lacking intelligence. And that’s where it becomes truly absurd, because it amounts to advocating for the rule of stupidity.
Who, then, has the right to condemn my client? Those who do so should ask themselves what they have done in their own lives, and especially since 2020, to protect themselves and their fellow human beings from injustice and arbitrariness.
They should ask themselves where the world would be today if there had never been courageous people who had a different and new view of the world and wanted to go new ways.
The truth is, the sheeple, the uninformed, the cowardly opportunists have absolutely no right to condemn Dr. Witzschel. Perhaps they only do so to protect themselves from the realization that they themselves lacked the courage to protect their own families when it mattered. It’s so much easier, after all, to condemn others who don’t fit into their self-constructed narrative.
Ultimately, it all comes down to the one wise person in the audience—and that is always God. His judgment is decisive.
How does my client deal with this? She must acknowledge the reality that she cannot change on her own — and, moreover, hope for the solidarity of her friends and supporters.
476 days in pretrial detention, the loss of everything — and now imprisonment again. What gives her the strength not to give up?
Wilfried Schmitz: I believe her strong personality and her firm belief that the will to protect human life can never be wrong before God and man.
When judgments are handed down in the name of the people, the will of the people must be respected, especially in court. And the people certainly do not want doctors to be persecuted and punished simply because they proved their worth when so many others failed.
My client also believes in God, who is a God of love and who will surely only accept the truth—and who will be just on Judgment Day when everyone receives their just reward. This will certainly give her strength and confidence to face the future.
Many people are shaken and want to help. Is it permissible to visit or write to Dr. Witzschel? How can one support her defense—and what concrete steps can people take to show her that she is not alone?
Wilfried Schmitz: Yes, of course she is happy to receive letters and cards — but asks for understanding if she cannot answer all letters, but possibly only a fraction of them.
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