Bang effect in the red light! The Vienna police will no longer fine brothels for violating hygiene and safety regulations until a law is enacted.
The horizontal industry has been in trouble since the start of the pandemic. During the lockdown, many sex workers entered private homes and became illegal. And there they stayed for the most part – far away from the (health) checks and a safe environment that an official prostitution company guarantees.
In general, the operators of brothels and brothels have had to absorb significant losses due to Corona. However, this news will positively surprise you: as evidenced by a red-hot service instruction, the police are suspending penalties for violations of hygiene and safety regulations with immediate effect. Ongoing proceedings will no longer be continued.
proportionality not given
The reason: The prostitution law – now more than ten years old – does not keep what it promises. For example, the administrative court in turn reversed the fines. In many cases, for example, proportionality is not given. An example: A dirty sheet carries a fine of at least 1000 euros (!) for the operator, just like a faulty fire alarm. Illegal prostitution in private homes, on the other hand, costs only 400 euros.
“The police have been demanding an amendment to the prostitution law for years, but the city has always balked at that,” says an insider who wishes to remain anonymous. Not only have the police been quietly calling for a change in the law for years, the city of Vienna also did not want to be discussed. Now the police have created facts pending a new law.
Source: Krone
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