Defendant Nonnenmacher former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank enters the courtroom of a Hamburg...
Defendant Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher, former chief executive of German bank HSH Nordbank enters the courtroom of a Hamburg court, July 24, 2013. Former directors of bailed-out German lender HSH Nordbank appeared in court on Wednesday in the first case of the entire executive board of a European bank facing trial for actions in the build-up to the financial crisis. Hamburg prosecutors are charging the six men, who include former chief executive Dirk Jens Nonnenmacher and his predecessor Hans Berger, with breach of fiduciary trust. The defendants have previously said they are not guilty, although in Germany an official plea is only presented at the final stage of a trial. If found guilty, the former directors could face up to 10 years behind bars, although judges have often handed defendants in similar cases fines rather than jail sentences. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)