Exercise for short: OLG raises judgment due to false statements!

Exercise for short: OLG raises judgment due to false statements!

The Higher Regional Court of Vienna has decided: Ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was acquitted of the allegation of the false statement in the Ibiza-U Committee in the appeal procedure. This reports Oe24 . The earlier conviction, which provided eight months in prison, was lifted. In this matter, briefly had to answer to the court because he had given the impression that he was essentially not involved in ordering the supervisory board of the State Holding ÖBAG.

While the judgment can breathe briefly, the situation for Bernhard Bonelli, his former head of cabinet, looks different. Bonelli received a penalty of six months because the court owed him guilty about false statements. This verdict was confirmed, which means that Bonelli has to continue to fight with legal consequences, as Profile

The background of the procedure

The focus of the procedure was on the order of Thomas Schmid, who was appointed to the top of the ÖBAG. The allegations were about briefly downplaying the process in public perception. According to the revised judgment, he is said to have downplayed his actual entanglements, which was considered the decisive point for the original judgment against him.

The two political lawyers, Kurz and Bonelli, originally appealed against the first judgments. While briefly with the acquittal now has the opportunity to distance itself from the allegations, Bonelli’s legal situation remains tense. It is unclear whether he will also decide to act against the existing judgment.

context and political development

The decisions of the Higher Regional Court take place in Austria in a politically turbulent year. The developments related to the Ibiza affair and the associated investigations have strongly influenced the political climate in the country.
In an overall view of the country's political affairs, SPIEGEL The ongoing legal pressure and the challenges with which the political landscape is confronted.

With the acquittal for short, another chapter of a long -term political procedure that caused a stir both within and outside of Austria.