THIS is the shocking moment the son of one of Michael Schumacher’s alleged blackmailers is dragged away by an angry lawyer after giving a fake interview.
The footage shows the defendant’s son Yilmaz T, 53, awkwardly calling the alleged extortion plot a “sales pitch” before being pulled and pushed down a corridor.
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Bouncer Yilmaz T has also been hired to extort £12m from Schumacher’s family, it has been claimed
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Yilmaz’s youngest son, referred to by German media as Noah L, was dragged away by the family’s lawyerCredit: Welt
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A lawyer was seen pushing Noah L away from reporters Credit: WELT
Former security guard Markus F reportedly wanted “revenge” after Schumacher’s wife Corinna fired him from his job earlier this year.
He took with him 1,500 pictures, 200 videos, as well as extensive medical notes on the racing driver, who has not been seen since his life-changing skiing accident in 2013.
Markus is accused of stealing information and then recruiting longtime friend and local bouncer Yilmaz Ta, German authorities say.
Yilmaz then allegedly used his son Daniel L to help him make contact with the Schumacher family before attempting to extort them.
German police officers were investigating three suspects who appeared at the district court in Wuppertal, near Dortmund, this week.
Yilmaz – who had known Markus for more than 20 years – was allegedly promised a small commission in exchange for his help.
During an interview outside the courtroom, Yilmaz’s youngest son and brother Daniel, referred to by German media as Noah L, was dragged away by Daniel’s lawyer.
Noah was in the midst of making various offhand remarks about the case, telling Germany’s Welt television: “Blackmail is when I threaten someone with violence.
“But if I go to you now and say, ‘I have something here, would you like to buy it,’ that is not blackmail.
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The alleged mastermind of the Michael Schumacher blackmail plot has threatened to release ‘intimate’ photos of the stricken starCredit: AFP
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“In my opinion, it was a sales pitch – agreed with lawyers and contracts.
– In my opinion, it was not blackmail.
No sooner had he concluded his rant than he added that his father’s detention was “a bit excessive” before Daniel’s lawyer Hartmut Moyzio pulled Noah out of the frame.
The outraged lawyer is then filmed dragging and pushing his son down the hall as cameras continue to follow them.
The extraordinary interview came after a member of Schumacher’s staff testified, telling the court she had seen emails between Markus and the family which revealed he wanted money in exchange for intimate photographs which remain private.
Heike P claimed the men had pictures of Michael in a wheelchair and threatened to post them on the dark web.
She told the court: “Emails were written in which he said he would go after the Schumacher family if he didn’t get paid.”
A member of the Schumachers’ staff also said she could not recall the amount of money requested in the messages.
She believed it was less than three months’ salary a former security guard would have received at the time.
So far, Markus has refused to say a word in court except to confirm his name and address.
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Former Schumacher family security guard Markus F allegedly planned blackmail Credit: Facebook
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Michael’s family is trying to keep secrets about his health private during the caseCredit: Getty
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Schumacher poses in Madonna di Campiglio with his wife Corinna in 2003. Credit: AFP
The intimate images are said to be part of 1,500 secret files believed to have been stolen from the Schumacher family home.
This sensitive material was uploaded to four USB sticks and two hard drives days before Markus was released, prosecutors say.
The content included photos, videos, medication lists and even Schumacher’s patient file, BILD reported back in July.
The German police plan quickly foiled the plot shortly after contact was first made with the Schumacher family.
When the men were first brought to court, Markus’ lawyer claimed that Corinna had asked him to digitize copies of her husband’s photographs.
This includes intimate pictures.
However, the shock revelation now reportedly claims one of the hard drives that may still contain data on the F1 legend is gone.
Authorities said they were able to track down the alleged extortionists through “technical measures”.
On July 4, the police arrested Markus in his apartment in Wülfrath.
They also arrested Yilmaz and his son Daniel L shortly after for their role in the alleged blackmail plot.
All three have been charged and are now in court for questioning.
Prosecutors are asking that the men spend at least four years behind bars if convicted.
Speaking for the first time at the Wuppertal District Court, Yilmaz T said he had done nothing wrong and that it was all to help the poor nurse.
His son Daniel has accepted his role in the affair but claims he was unaware of the content sent as part of the plot.
The 30-year-old is accused of giving his father an untraceable Gmail address.
He was also accused of forwarding illicit images in his father’s name.
Daniel said: “I didn’t see the content. My dad just said it’s a legal, normal thing, there’s a layer to it, and that’s it for me, so I didn’t ask any more questions.
“I didn’t think there was anything wrong with that. He said he had photos of a person and wanted to sell them.
“I didn’t ask my father what it was about. That’s my father. So I just thought, yeah, okay, and that was it.”
Schumacher’s wife Corinna (55) has already filed for protection of her husband during the trial.
She is asking for the exclusion of the public from the trial if there is ever talk about the current state of health of the seven-time world champion.
Corinna has spent more than a decade building a tight-knit inner circle of people who have been privy to Michael’s health ever since his horrific skiing accident.
The F1 star has not been seen or heard from since and very little has been reported about his current status.
What happened to Michael Schumacher?
MICHAEL Schumacher’s life hung in the balance more than 10 years ago as doctors desperately tried to keep him alive after a tragic skiing accident.
The F1 legend was left with horrific brain injuries and was in a coma for 250 days.
He was given the best possible treatment while undergoing hours of severe brain surgery.
Back in 2013, the retired seven-time world champion and his then 14-year-old son went to the Combe de Saulire ski slope in the exclusive French resort of Meribel.
Footage from his helmet camera revealed he was not traveling at excessive speed when his skis hit a rock hidden under the snow.
He catapulted forward 11.5ft and crashed head first into a rock which split his helmet in two and required him to be airlifted to hospital for two life saving operations.
At one point, his family was told to prepare for the worst possible scenario because the situation was much worse than originally believed.
At the time, doctors said Schumacher would likely remain in an induced coma for at least 48 hours while his body and mind recovered.
But the coma ended up lasting 250 days – more than eight months.
After waking up in June 2014, he was released from the hospital and sent to his home in Lake Geneva for further treatment.
Since then, his wife Corinna and his closest circle of friends have expertly avoided revealing almost anything about his health.
Only small amounts of information have been released, including reports that Schumacher was in a wheelchair but could react to things around him.
In 2019, it was said that Schumacher would undergo a revolutionary stem cell therapy in an attempt to regenerate and rebuild his nervous system.
The famous French cardiologist dr. Philippe Menasche, who previously operated on him, was supposed to carry out a treatment by which the cells from his heart would go to the brain.
After treatment at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, he was said to be “conscious”, although few other details about his condition were given.
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Michael with his wife Corinna Credits: EPA
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Schumacher attends official driver portrait Credit: Getty – Contributor
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