Because an undercover police detective had to publicly testify to the BVT investigative committee and his camouflage for undercover actions had cracked, he filed a report with the data protection committee – with far-reaching consequences. Because the case ended up at the EU court and could change the entire committee procedure.
Whether corruption, ÖVP, BVT, Hypo or Eurofighter: Commissions of inquiry are known to be very popular in Austria. The results after months of meetings are often more than manageable, but for politicians it is an excellent opportunity to bluff the opponent or show off as a revealer. And without a show about informants and questions, nothing works anyway – as with Thomas Schmid, key witness in the advertising affair around ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who was fined 800 euros because he refused to testify. With such “glasses” it could be over.
Source: Krone
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