The contents of the 500-page statement protocol of the former ÖBAG boss and secretary general of the Ministry of Finance Thomas Schmid provides a deep insight. Ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) is heavily taxed, as reported in detail. In addition to being involved in the survey affair, Kurz is alleged to have intervened with the Treasury Department to provide his partner Susanne Thier with a higher salary.
According to the WKStA protocol, Schmid specifically stated that Kurz had argued “that there is a salary increase for Ms. Thier” — apparently this happened in 2016, when Kurz was foreign minister and Thier was working in the State Department. The ex-ÖBAG boss continued that there were also talks on this topic between Schmid and the ex-chancellor’s partner.
“Adjustment” of the salary also took place
He also admitted that he had campaigned himself to “adjust” Thier’s salary, which was justified by “increased workload” and “supervision of evening events”. According to Schmid’s statement, this also happened, how exactly the “adjustment” of the salary took place, he did not give any information about this.
Short heavily loaded
On Tuesday it was announced that Schmid had turned to the Economic and Corruption Public Prosecution Service (WKStA) to potentially receive leniency status.
In the hundreds of pages of testimonials, Schmid has on several occasions heavily accused his former close companion Kurz and himself before the WKStA. Kurz was involved in the inquiry affair, the ÖVP misused the money and the structures of the Ministry of Finance for the progress of the party and Kurz.
Source: Krone
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