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Frankfurt / Karlsruhe (dpa / lhe) - In the case of a contract murder of a Frankfurt businessman, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has rejected the defendant's appeal as unfounded.

A review did not find any legal error to the detriment of the man sentenced to life imprisonment by the Frankfurt Regional Court, it said in a statement published by the BGH on Monday.

(3590 Js 200907/14 5/21 Ks 1/18)

The Frankfurt trial was about the killing of the owner of a betting shop.

The defendant was charged with murdering the businessman on behalf of a businessman residing in Serbia.

Both the accused and the alleged client had rejected the allegations in the circumstantial trial.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210201-99-253613 / 2

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Communication from the Federal Court of Justice