Town for the FPÖ and Austria's security!
Town for the FPÖ and Austria's security!
A dramatic judgment caused excitement in the Vienna Court of Criminal Court yesterday: the former FPÖ National Councilor Hans-Jörg Jenewein was sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment for violations of the weapons law and abuse of office. At the same time, he and the former chief inspector of the Federal Office for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the fight against terrorism (BVT), Egisto Ott, were acquitted of further allegations. However, this judgment is not yet final, which for both men means that they can proceed against the judgment, such as reported.
The procedure against OTT is far from completed, since the public prosecutor continues to examine him for the disadvantage of Austria for serious allegations such as abuse of office and secret intelligence service. He has been investigated since 2017, and the allegations are serious: he is accused of having passed on secret information to the Russian domestic secret service FSB, an assertion that Ott vehemently denies. The National Council of the People's Party, Andreas Hanger, commented on the situation and demanded more clarity: "With today's judgment, the proceedings against Egisto Ott have not been completed. The presumption of innocence continues to apply," said Hanger about the recent events about the incidents that could affect Austria's security, such as Erhalten Sie täglich die neuesten Artikel aus der Kategorie Partei.
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