2023-04-21 11:59:33
Vienna. After the Economic Affairs and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (WKStA) completed its investigation into the allegations that former Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) “made false statements to the Ibiza U Committee” and submitted a report to the higher authorities, the case was transferred to the Ministry of Justice. According to the news given by Krone, it was learned that the internal decision-making process of the ministry or the Council of Instructions is probably about to be completed.
It is not yet clear whether an indictment will be prepared. According to the news of the Tiroler Tageszeitung on Wednesday, circles close to Kurz are also waiting for an acquittal in the case. The present case report deals only with allegations of “falsification”. The remainder of the investigation into the CASAG case triggered by the Ibiza video is still ongoing.
The question of how heavily the former head of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) was involved in the transformation of the state holding ÖBIB into ÖBAG during the Turquoise-Blue government lies at the root of the allegations of perjury. During his interrogation at the Ibiza U Committee in June 2020, Kurz downplayed his role in the election of the supervisory board and the appointment of controversial former ÖBAG boss Thomas Schmid and spoke of normal processes. WKStA saw this as possible “false statements” given their chat history, thus beginning the investigation process that ended Kurz’s political career. (yenivatan.at)
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