On Wednesday and Thursday, the investigation committee will discuss, among other things, the “leg scraper tool”. There are new details and backgrounds.
It is 587,400 euros: that is the total order value of the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) from 2016 to 2021 – for opinion researcher Sabine Beinschab. Ugly because embellished studies funded by the taxpayer. They mainly appeared in Fellner’s “Austria” to put Sebastian Kurz in a good mood.
The WKSTA raises serious allegations about this, the documents have been handed over to the committee. Beinschab is said to have fabricated 14 dubious studies for the BMF. this would have been paid for with research funds.
WKStA locates an urgent suspicion
In 2016 that was 76,800 euros, in the election year 2017 there was an increase of 83%. After a decrease of 16% in 2018, the volume increased again in election year 2019 – by 10%. The WKStA states that the discrepancies “in connection with the chats in which it was agreed to file mock bills strongly suggest that the subsequent increase in the funding amount also has its origin in the crime plan.” The Greens sent a request to Finance Minister Magnus Brunner about the investigations on Tuesday. He had himself investigated internally and distanced himself from the events before his term in office.
The suspect also sent cloud data
Green committee leader Nina Tomaselli: “The gentlemen around Sebastian Kurz have gone too far again.” Sabine Beinschab is fully cooperating in any case. A few days ago, her lawyer wrote to the prosecutor that the data from her mobile phone cloud would also be passed on by Apple. She and other people are being examined. It’s about infidelity, bribery, bribery.
In addition to ex-chancellor Sebastian Kurz, his ex-confidant and PR professional Gerald Fleischmann is also suspected. The presumption of innocence applies to all mentioned persons. Fleischmann will testify in the committee on Thursday. Wednesday and Thursday are mainly dominated by the studies. ÖVP party chairman Andreas Hanger does not expect much from the investigations. The black brings the red into play. “These tools are an invention of the SPÖ. But if the ÖVP advertises true, then it’s a scandal.”
It should not only be warm outside the Hofburg for the next two days.
Source: Krone
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