An Open Letter from the United States to Saxony’s Minister of Justice Constance Geiert
Stuttgart, February 11, 2026 – The renewed imprisonment of physician Dr. Bianca Witzschel is causing a stir not only in Germany – international concern is also growing. In a powerful letter, American political philosopher R. Leland Lehrman has addressed Saxony’s Minister of Justice, Constance Geiert. His message is written in the spirit of an amicus curiae – a “friend of the court” – and calls for the release of Bianca Witzschel.
Background: International Connection and Personal Encounter
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally attended the QUERDENKEN demonstration in Berlin on August 29, 2020. Years later, I was invited by him to his inauguration in the United States. It was there that I met Leland Lehrman in person.
Leland served on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign and transition teams and continues to advise the U.S. government on matters of health and peace. He played a key role in the campaign to reevaluate COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women, children, and adolescents.
On July 31, 2025, Leland Lehrman attended the 44th and final day of my trial in Stuttgart as an international trial observer. Since then, we’ve deepened our cooperation in reappraising the pandemic years on an international level.
The Amicus Curiae Letter
In his letter to Saxony’s Minister of Justice Constance Geiert, Lehrman calls for a pardon or parole for Dr. Bianca Witzschel – ideally a full pardon.
He expresses his deep personal connection to Germany, his admiration for German culture and scholarship – while voicing serious concern over the legal treatment of a physician who issued exemptions during the COVID years and made medical decisions according to her conscience.
One passage in particular stands out:
“Dr. Witzschel’s case confirms exactly what Kennedy criticized: Medical decisions are politically sanctioned. Therapeutic freedom is criminalized. Dissent is punished. Medical conscience is reinterpreted as political ideology. Patient care is perverted into a criminal offense.”
He also highlights a sequence of events that has raised international concern:
- Kennedy’s letter dated January 10
- The public rejection by Federal Minister Nina Warken
- The renewed imprisonment of Bianca Witzschel just twelve days later
For Lehrman, this is not an isolated incident – it sends a message that is being heard far beyond Saxony.
International Attention
The case of Bianca Witzschel makes one thing clear: the review of COVID-era policies is no longer just a domestic issue. Decisions by German courts and authorities are being closely observed abroad – especially in countries where political and medical reassessments are already underway.
Lehrman ends his letter with a powerful statement:
“It is time for Truth and Reconciliation once again.”
This is more than an appeal. It is an invitation to revisit the events of recent years with courage, transparency, and legal clarity.
I thank Leland Lehrman for his commitment, his solidarity with Germany, and his courage to speak out publicly for justice.
Michael Ballweg
Full text of the letter
Amicus Curiae Letter
To: The Honorable Constance Geiert
Minister of Justice, Saxony
Attached:
A detailed review of the case of Bianca Sabine Witzschel by her legal team.
Dear Ms. Geiert,
Please forgive me. I no longer speak German. My translation below has not been checked by a native speaker.
But please allow me to take this opportunity to tell you the personal and legal reasons why I here ask you to pardon or parole Bianca Sabine Witzschel.
I understand the power of the State is in your hands. If there is someone else, or some other Court to which I should address this appeal to, please let me know.
Once upon a time I did speak German. It was my second language.
Along with my mother, I was raised by a German woman named Emilie Betz. It was she who instilled in me an eternal love for the German people and culture. Mimi, my father and I all spoke German together, in those very early years which I can still remember so clearly. My father, a Yale and Harvard scholar, often found that German-language historical sources were the best in the world. So he learned German and traveled there to study at the Goethe Institute, to see Berlin and the rest of the country in those dangerous days when the wall still stood. And so it was my father who taught me that Germany was the land of poets and thinkers, Das Land der Dichter und Denker.
And so, my family and I learned to respect your incredible scholars, scientists, and writers, Hermann Hesse of Calw being my favorite.
So when I write to you today, to introduce you to Robert F. Kennedy Jr, please understand that I reach out with warmth and good will, and with the best interests of both our nations in mind.
From what I have heard and read directly from the dozens of credible doctors and lawyers associated with this case and others, there seems to be some mistake.
The disturbing details are fully described in the attached document, which I submit as a friend of the court (amicus curiae).
And I know, it was a terrible time, those days of disease, uncertainty, and panic.
It is understandable that mistakes were made. But now the dust has settled, and it has become clear that the doctors like Bianca who wrote exemptions to the various practices of those years were right. They did so in good faith, and have been vindicated by the judgment of history.
But the suffering of the people continues unnecessarily. Measures that may have been implemented by mistake or were based on incorrect data need no longer trouble us. The persecution of whistle blowers – who were right – is simply unconscionable. For not only were they right, but now the whole world knows it.
We know Bianca was right because our children and elders, our friends, family and neighbors were hurt terribly by adverse reactions to the vaccines, by the psychological impact of unscientific mask mandates, and the invasive and unnecessary testing procedures, so many of which have been shown to be fraudulent or inaccurate.
To add insult to injury, her punishment is simply outrageous. The jail term for a 69 year old doctor is longer than some violent criminals receive?
How can we hear these things from afar and not intervene in this case?
The most disconcerting thing of all is that Bianca should be ordered back to prison after Secretary Kennedy raised questions which have proven to be legitimate.
Here is the most alarming passage:
“Dr. Witzschel’s case confirms exactly what Kennedy criticized: medical decisions are politically
sanctioned. Therapeutic freedom is criminalized. Dissent is punished. Medical conscience is reinterpreted as political ideology. Patient care is perverted into a criminal offense.
The sequence is telling:
- Kennedy’s letter on January 10.
- Warken’s denial immediately afterward.
- The prison summons just twelve days later.”
Those of us who love Germany are left with no option but to appeal to our diplomatic leadership for support and intervention.
We have many improvements to make in the health and justice of our nation here in the US. You can rest assured we are all hard at work on that priority.
But your citizens have been asking us urgently for help in this area of the law, telling us they have no other recourse.
So in farewell I ask you once again.
Please Free Bianca Witzschel, through pardon or parole, but ideally full pardon. If there is any other court or authority to which I may appeal, please let me know what it is, so that we may be able to redress this and related grievances on a national basis.
It is time for Truth and Reconciliation once again.
In the spirit of friendship and justice,
R. Leland Lehrman
cc: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
HHS Secretary, The United States of America