Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 9 June 2021.#DI v European Central Bank.#Civil service – ECB staff – Reimbursement of medical expenses and education expenses – Forgery – Disciplinary proceedings – Dismissal – Criminal proceedings – No further action taken – Acquittal – Competence of the Executive Board – Legal certainty – Time-barred disciplinary proceedings – Adage according to which ‘disciplinary proceedings arising out of a criminal offence must await the outcome of the criminal trial’ – Presumption of innocence – Impartiality of the Disciplinary Committee – Error of law – Probative value of the evidence – Reasonable time – Proportionality of the penalty – Intensity of the judicial review