Security in Vienna: FPÖ demands more police before the election!

Security in Vienna: FPÖ demands more police before the election!

Two months before the Vienna election, there is a heated debate about the security situation in the capital. The Vienna FPÖ boss Dominik Nepp criticizes Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), who in his opinion has not done anything against increasing gang crime in the past four years. According to Nepp, there have been demands for a strengthening of the police and a security guard for years, but which have been ignored by the mayor. Instead, important police stations were closed during the night, while Ludwig caused a sensation with PR campaigns. "There will only be real security for Vienna with the FPÖ!" Says Nepp, who requires a SOKO youth gangs and decentralization of the police inspections to ensure the safety of Viennese, such as OTS reports .

Meanwhile, the police see themselves well positioned in Vienna. State Police President Gerhard Pürstl rejects the FPÖ claim for support from the Armed Forces. He emphasizes that the security situation in Vienna is under control and that the use of the Federal Army is legally unexpected. The Federal army soldiers are only used for special tasks such as object surveillance, and a general reinforcement at patrol level is not possible. Pürstl underlines the need for a factual argument about security questions and warns against conducting the discussion in the context of the election campaign, as Salzburg24. Despite the challenges in recent years, he emphasizes the success of the police in coping with ethnic conflicts and integration of new citizens.