No Other Evidence – Researchers Consider Karmasin Studies Legitimate

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The investigations prepared by Sophie Karmasin have “no indication of obvious criminally relevant behavior”. This is according to a study by the Ministry of Sports. The former family minister and pollster of the ÖVP is being investigated, among other things, because she is said to have received orders from the Ministry of Sports with illegal price fixing.

Karmasin billed the ministry for a total of 140,268 euros for two investigations. The first study “Motive Analysis Movement and Sport”, which was completed in April 2020, had an order volume of 63,600 euros. The assignment was to find out why certain groups of people in Austria exercise or not at all. The second study, “Women in Club Sport”, was billed in July 2021 and cost 76,688 euros.

More strictness when awarding contracts in the future
Sports Minister Werner Kogler (Greens) announced in March that the two investigations would be investigated. According to the newspaper Presse, this message is now available. It said there was “no indication of obvious criminally relevant behavior”.

The responsible department should nevertheless be managed more in the future. Any service that is outsourced must be approved by the Presidential Department in the future. It doesn’t matter how high the cost is. In this way, such cases should no longer occur. Employees who “did not grow up in the public service” also receive training in procurement law and internal management.

Karmasin is being investigated for, among other things, breach of trust and bribery and money laundering. She herself denies the allegations. The advertising affair also includes investigations against ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), several Kurz confidants, ex-ÖBAG boss Thomas Schmid, Karmasin’s former employee Sabine Beinschab and media makers Wolfgang and Helmuth Fellner.

Source: Krone

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