Scandal about that and Ott: Public prosecutor makes serious allegations!

Scandal about that and Ott: Public prosecutor makes serious allegations!

As part of a newly set-up procedure, the former official Egisto Ott and ex-FPÖ politician Hans-Jörg will be brought to trial for serious allegations. The Vienna public prosecutor has charged charges for the violation of the official secrecy, which has been based in particular due to a suspected cooperation between Ott and the ENEWEIN since August 2018. As Kleine Zeitung , while he was working in the parliamentary BVT examination committee, information from Ott about a secret meeting of the have requested so -called Bernese clubs. Ott is said to have given him a list of names that took part in this meeting; Ott was already suspended from service.

serious allegations of abuse of office

In addition, that is accused of having obtained information on European intelligence services by a former employee of the then Interior Minister Herbert Kickl. He is said to have commissioned them to procure reports on participants in two highly sensitive meetings, and defamatory photos are said to have been taken and passed on. This information was summarized in the indictment, which is to be checked in a complex procedure, such as justiz.gv.at explained.

A third point accuses Ott and a well-known additional crime because they are said to have illegally passed on confidential information regarding BVT officials. Also has been investigated against OTT since 2017 due to espionage, since he is said to have handed over business mobile phones to the Russian domestic secret service FSB. These serious allegations bring the accused into a precarious situation, while everyone involved continues to enjoy the presumption of innocence and contest any misconduct.