The investigations of the prosecutor’s office were quickly stopped: “No suspicions”, it says. Now research is being done at a different level.
It goes that fast sometimes: As reported, in the course of the so-called advertising affair, an anonymous complaint was filed against three companies, the state governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner, ÖVP party manager Bernhard Ebner and other people. The allegation: overpriced advertisements were placed in media affiliated with the party. The Public Prosecution Service in Vienna then launched an investigation into alleged infidelity.
However, according to information from “Krone”, further investigations against Mikl-Leitner, Ebner, two press spokespersons and media executives apparently were not even initiated: “The initial suspicion against the persons named in the advertisement was not substantiated”, as the prosecutor say. office explanation on request.
Further research
The three state-owned companies EVN, Landes-Hypo and Landesgesundheitsagentur are still in the crosshairs of the detectives. “Unknown perpetrators” are being investigated here – the presumption of innocence applies. Interesting: at least at one company nothing is officially known about the investigations by the police. The next steps remain exciting: Exactly the anonymously reported companies are currently being audited by the independent auditors of the Court of Auditors – so far no serious misconduct should have been discovered…
Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
