Scandal in Vösendorf: Ex-mayor Koza in court!

Scandal in Vösendorf: Ex-mayor Koza in court!

In a dramatic twist, the former mayor of Vösendorf, Hannes Koza, is the focus of criminal judiciary. The politician was accused of inventing an attack in December 2024 while he was on the way home from the municipal office in the Schlosspark. His initial claims finally led to an investigation that Koza himself made up as accused. On February 20, 2025, he resigned and explained that he had "crossed borders" and violated people. Now he is looking for "professional help" how he had said himself. The request of these allegations by the Wiener Neustadt public prosecutor's office has led to a criminal complaint for incorrect evidence and pretense of an act threatened with punishment, confirmed the spokesman for the agency Erich Habitzl, as well as from Nachrichten. reported.

process is imminent

The trial against Koza is scheduled for March 20, 2025 at the Wiener Neustadt regional court. Defender Sascha Flatz said Koza stabbed both allegations, although a diversion was originally sought. Since a suspended sentence now seems more likely, the consequences for Koza are seen as serious. Interestingly, the procedure against an unknown perpetrator who was supposed to have committed the attack was hired, while the court is now looking at the negotiation against the ex-mayor. In the middle of this turbulence, Vice Mayor Birgit Petross took over the business in the community.

The political landscape in Vösendorf is now facing a new election due to the resignation of Koza. After his resignation, the members of the opposition parties also laid down their mandates, which justifies the need for a new election. The optimization of local politics is considered necessary, especially since the SPÖ published an official press release, in which it is called "Time is ripe for change". The state government must therefore make a new election, the majority of the mandates remain vacant, which in this case is the case, as noe.orf.at reported.