Brandstetter: Investigations set up - what's coming now?

Brandstetter: Investigations set up - what's coming now?

Wien, Österreich - Ex-ÖVP Justice Minister Wolfgang Brandstetter can breathe a sigh of relief: The Innsbruck public prosecutor has announced that the majority of the investigation against it was hired. Brandstetter was suspected of having violated official secrets and had committed abuse of office. Most of the allegations could not be proven sufficiently, as the public prosecutor said on Thursday. In particular, however, the investigation due to supposed wrong evidence before the ÖVP investigation committee is still not final; A separate decision is still required here, said public prosecutor's spokesman Hansjörg Mayr to APA.

allegations in detail

The focus of the allegations is the claim of Brandstetter that he could not have published his private mobile phone on February 25, 2021 because it was not with him but in his apartment. Additional allegations include the alleged incitement to disclose information about a house search with the entrepreneur Michael Tojner and the influence on personnel decisions during his term from 2013 to 2017. These investigations have now been discontinued, since it was not sufficient evidence, according to the public prosecutor. Brandstetter was also accused of having committed bad recruitment in relation to a ministerial official, which also turned out to be unfounded.

The affair had taken on in 2021 when prosecutors asked the constitutional court to support Brandstetter's electronic evidence. The 67-year-old was recently a constitutional judge, but resigned from this post after stressful chats with the late Justice section boss Christian Pilnacek became public. The public prosecutor's investigations came into the focus of the public, since there were numerous allegations in the room that Brandstetter moved into a negative light. With the majority of the investigation that has now been set, such as OE24.at , the way for Brandstetter, at least with regard to many accusations.