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Acquittal for Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in False Statement Trial
The Vienna Higher Regional Court (OLG) acquitted former Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of the charge of making false statements in connection with the Ibiza Investigation Committee. The judgment of the Vienna Regional Court from February 2024, which provided for an eight-month conditional prison sentence, was thus overturned.
It was a political stage victory for former Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, but the more serious proceedings are still pending. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Dragan Tatic
An eagerly awaited verdict was handed down in the Palace of Justice in Vienna: Former Austrian Chancellor and ex-ÖVP leader Sebastian Kurz was acquitted in the case of false testimony. The Vienna Higher Regional Court thus overturned the first-instance ruling from February 2024, in which Kurz had been sentenced to eight months of conditional imprisonment. On the other hand, his then…
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