An interrogation of the security head shows that the financial juggler also had a block gun in the bedroom in addition to a 24-hour monitoring. Of all things, the Signa stood for the collapse at that time.
It is no secret that René Benko has had an increasing need for safety in recent years. The financial juggler of bodyguards was accompanied day and night, at every turn they woke up well-trained staff about the well-being of the 47-year-old and his family. Even after the collapse of the Signa Group, the Tyrolean billion dollars pepper, who undoubtedly suffered the anger of countless donors, suffered with various personal protection. Until the arrest on January 23, 2025. Costs for this: around 45,000 euros per month.
Weapon in the bedroom
Deep insights into the world of the former potential billionaire now give the testimony of his old main safety head, which is available for the “Kroon”. The Spleen member, director of a security company, worked for Benko from 2009. He has to equip the Signa founder with an extra fist -fire weapon despite the 24/7 guard.
On September 28, 2023, about two months before the collapse of the Signa keep, Benko wrote to his most important bodyguard: “You ring me.”
In addition, the security officer was admitted by the researchers at the beginning of March 2025: it was a Glock 31 that was owned by his security company. “René Benko wanted a gun in his bedroom for self -protection.”
Six weapons in the villa
A few weeks later, in December 2023, Benko and his security expert exchanged himself through a “Silencer”, which then had to be “on the site” on the site “written”. Moreover, the boss of the bodyguards stated in his testimony: “In this context, a small caliber rifle (caliber .22lr) was bought from his mother. Because there was a silencer that a woman was not allowed to buy without a hunting card.
In the showy Benko-Süd State Villa in Innsbruck-Igls there were five to six safes for weapons, “because not everyone had room in a safe”. During the house search at the end of June 2024, the criminalists usually made 15 expensive shot or hunting weapons, including the Beretta and Holland & Holland brands, but also guns from Blaser, Schauer & Sohn and Scheiring. The question now is how these weapons, which were at least partially purchased through the Signa keep, came to the atmosphere of Benkos. And at what price. But the head of security cannot contribute to this: at some point certain weapons were “there”, that is, in Innsbruck.
Teeth
In general, it is striking that Benko’s bodyguards were armed against the teeth. According to an excerpt from the Central Weapon Register, Benko’s Security Chief recently registered around 20 weapons. Among them different pistols from the manufacturer Glock.
A large number of magazines for semi -automatic precision management of the Kalashschnikow, Steyr and Oberland Arms brands seem remarkable.
Source: Krone
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