As reported, the Secretary General of the Green Party was sued for defamation by the former spokesman of the right-wing extremist Identitarian Movement, Martin Sellner. A court in Carinthia then demanded that Olga Voglauer’s parliamentary immunity be lifted. But this is not followed.
The National Council voted against the extradition of the Carinthian politician on Wednesday. The reason for the Klagenfurt Regional Court’s request to ‘extrad’ Voglauer was a personal accusation of defamation against right-wing extremist Sellner, whom it accused of showing the Hitler salute.
With the exception of the FPÖ, all parties believed that Voglauer’s accusation, which could not be confirmed, had been made in the context of their parliamentary activities.
Voglauer was civilly ordered to withdraw
However, in a civil suit, Voglauer was sentenced to a revocation. The Carinthian woman complied with this in September. Nevertheless, Sellner also filed a private criminal prosecution. If convicted, Voglauer would have faced a prison sentence of up to one year or a fine of up to 720 daily rates.
Source: Krone
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