In a complaint, Sarah Böhler, head of the cabinet of Green Justice Minister Alma Zadic, was accused of illegally releasing files. There is currently no investigation – at least not against Böhler. Constitutional Minister Karoline Edtstadler calls for “full transparency”.
As is known, there has been unrest in the Ministry of Justice for months. As reported by the “Krone”, investigations by the late former section head Christian Pilnacek led to a complaint against Sarah Böhler, the chief of staff of Minister of Green Justice Alma Zadić.
She is said to have given access to files to people outside the department. One of the beneficiaries is said to be Peter Pilz, a former member of the Green National Council. He was described as a “liaison” between the Minister of Justice and the reported chief of staff, but officially denied having had any contact with Alma Zadić’s employee. Böhler was reported on suspicion of illegal publication of files, but is now not under investigation, as the “Krone” learned and the daily “Die Presse” reported.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office is not launching an investigation against the lawyer, but is investigating unknown perpetrators. “In the case of the reported chief of staff, there was insufficient suspicion and therefore no investigation was launched,” explains Judith Ziska, spokeswoman for the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office. However, Karoline Edtstadler, constitutional minister of the ÖVP, is still demanding full clarification.
“It is the order of the day that the Ministry of Justice now creates full transparency and immediately takes the necessary measures to clarify the matter,” says the constitutional minister of the ÖVP. There are still indications of illegal transfer of files by BMJ employees to the Peter Pilz network. “Such events must be fully clarified. I expect full clarification here in order to maintain confidence in the integrity of our institutions,” Edtstadler continued.
The aftertaste remains that there are double standards within the judiciary when it comes to tapes and the internal investigation thereof. In the Pilnacek case, a secret tape recording led to the appointment of a commission. Such clarification is also necessary in this case.
And it is also “strange” that the former, independent Minister of Justice Brandstetter was not even heard by the Kreutner Commission.
Source: Krone
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