The U-committees start twelve days after the verdict against Kurz. Experts believe that the surveys will become even stricter.
The number 86 was an example of the Ibiza Commission. The then Finance Minister Gernot Blümel had 86 gaps in his memory in his statement. He kept the record but was not convicted of making false statements. Kurz answered all questions in June 2020 – and was reported. The non-final sentencing for making false statements came four days ago. The U committees will start next week. What consequences will the ruling have for the University Committee?
The MPs do not expect any change. SPÖ mandate Jan Krainer expects no change in the behavior of the witnesses. “There are such and such informants, why should that change?” Nina Tomaselli (Greens) is committed to strengthening parliamentary committees.
The lawyers see it differently. For them, preparing respondents ‘really became a new sport’, says top lawyer Johannes Zink. “We spend a week preparing our customers for a U-committee. The risk of going to the U-Committee unprepared is now too great,” says lawyer Georg Eisenberger from Graz.
The path to politics becomes even less attractive
With the ruling, Eisenberger predicts, it will become “even more difficult to achieve results.” The memory dilemma virus will spread. Political expert Thomas Hofer sees a different development: “The verdict has two sides. It contradicts the preconception that those above can fix themselves. On the other hand, it is another factor that makes it unattractive for ambitious people to enter politics.”
Source: Krone
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