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Corruption in Austria: Thomas Schmid Wants to Become a State Witness and Incriminates Kurz Government Heavily
The former head of ÖBAG and Secretary General in the Ministry of Finance, Thomas Schmid, has heavily incriminated ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), his former close companion, in the Casag proceedings triggered by the Ibiza video and wants to become a state witness in the proceedings against Kurz. This was announced by the Economic and Corruption Prosecutor's Office (WKStA). Schmid had approached the investigators with the request, but a formal application had not yet been made.
In the course of these investigations, Thomas Schmid approached the WKStA in April 2022 with the wish to cooperate and obtain leniency status. In this context, a total of 15 full-day hearings have taken place at the WKStA since June 2022, during which the accused was questioned extensively.
It has now become known that the former head of Austria Holding PLC (ÖBAG) and…
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