National Council raises immunity from Kickl and FPÖ MP!

National Council raises immunity from Kickl and FPÖ MP!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The National Council, on December 11, 2024, lifted the parliamentary immunity of FPÖ boss Herbert Kickl and the FPÖ MP Martin Graf, Harald Stefan and Norbert Nemeth. This decision was made with the votes of the ÖVP, SPÖ, NEOS and GREEN, while the FPÖ made themselves against the measures. The reason for the abolition of the immunity of kicks are serious allegations of the false statement in the investigation committee for the "red-blue abuse", especially to advertisements of the freedom party and the advertising agency "Ideenschmiede"-an information that is also confirmed by orf.at In addition, the three FPÖ MPs are suspected of violating the Nazi ban. The background is your participation in a funeral in which a song was sung that is in conjunction with the National Socialist protection relay (SS). During the debate, FPÖ mandatar Christian Ragger accused the "Persecution Justice" government, since in his opinion the statements of Kickl should fall under the protection of immunity in the committee of inquiry. Ragger emphasized that Kickl had appeared as a club chairman and not as Interior Minister. However, this was refuted by the ÖVP by Christoph Zarits, who pointed out that Kickl was interviewed for his term of office as the Interior Minister, so that the protection of immunity does not apply, as ots.at reported.

political back and forth

The discussion about the abolition of immunity was characterized by violent controversy. ÖVP MP Wolfgang Gerstl criticized the FPÖ sharply for the attempt to delay Graf's law enforcement, Stefan and Nemeth. The National Council President Walter Rosenkranz (FPÖ) was also suspended that he had retained the request for delivery. In this ambiguous political framework, SPÖ MP Sabine Schatz expressed concerns about the delays in law enforcement and warned that the judiciary had to clarify whether the SS loyalty had actually been sung. A result of this debate could have far -reaching consequences for the FPÖ under Herbert Kickl, as the MPs unanimously stated.