Grasser in Capri: Luxury shopping before the impending prison sentence!
Grasser in Capri: Luxury shopping before the impending prison sentence!
Capri, Italien - On May 31, 2025, former finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser was held by a tourist during a shopping in Capri. Grasser, who worked in this position from 2000 to 2007, was traveling in the pedestrian zone with his wife Fiona. The tourist noticed the couple when they were looking for protection with several shopping bags in a garden from light rain. This incident occurred on May 20 at 3:25 p.m. and throws a shadow on Grasser's upcoming prison sentence that is expected in Austria. 5min.at reports that the circumstances of his stay on Capri are in contrast to his legal disputes.
in 2020 Grasser was sentenced to an eight year for bribery, but the Supreme Court reduced this punishment to four years. The reason for the conviction is alleged irregularities when selling 60,000 federal apartments in 2004, in which he is said to have provided crucial information to a private investor. This resulted in the relevant real estate company received the contract and Grasser and other participating commissions in the amount of 9.6 million euros. This information is taken from a report from a report by Tagesschau.de .
serious allegations and discussions about corruption
The presiding judge described the crimes serious and unprecedented in Austria, and due to the long period of proceedings, the prison sentence was reduced, but remains the highest that was imposed on an Austrian top Austrian politician. Grasser's lawyers argued that the verdict was politically motivated, while he himself announced that he would file a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights. However, this action will not result in any postponement of the prison sentence, as reported by the Tagesschau .
comprehensive reforms with regard to corruption are underway in Austria, especially in the context of the black and green coalition, which fights with falling survey values. A draft law on the reform of corruption criminal law includes measures such as the ban on buying mandate and the criminal liability of commitments for "contrary to the office". The Minister of Justice Alma Zadić and Minister of the Constitution Karoline Edtstadler performed the most important points of the reform, which is seen as a strong answer to the long -term demands of the OECD. According to sueddeutsche.de an automatic loss of office for mandate is planned after more than six months, as well as sharper punishments for bribes over 300,000 euros.
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