The posting of ORF-Online director Karl Pachner, which was heavily criticized by Hungary, is now having consequences. The manager has been placed on leave at his own request until further notice. According to reports, he will not return to the position of general manager after this vacation. General manager Roland Weissmann has also warned Pachner “firmly and for the last time”.
Weißmann deplored the incident in a broadcast on Friday evening, the company once again expressly distanced itself from the “private posting”. It was recaptured that the post was a private statement by an employee on his personal Facebook page, which was obviously unrelated to the editorial coverage by the ORF’s independent and independent editors.
‘Heart attack would be a fair thing’
Pachner had criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for his proximity to Russia in a Facebook post on Wednesday night, writing: “A heart attack would be reasonable given his physical size and potential for excitement!” The message has since been removed. Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs nevertheless said Pachner’s immediate resignation and departure would be the morally acceptable minimum.
Due to Pachner’s statement, the Austrian ambassador was summoned on Thursday to the foreign ministry of Budapest. His deputy made the appointment.
Source: Krone
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