Now it is certain: Erik Prince, Trump friend and founder of the American mercenary group Blackwater, will stand trial in Wiener Neustadt. The trial will begin on November 16 at the regional court. It’s about arms trade.
After years of investigation into the Lower Austrian Airborne Technologies GmbH, the public prosecutor’s office in Wiener Neustadt filed a criminal complaint in May. Five defendants face charges of violating the War Material Act, including Blackwater founder Erik Prince.
Negotiate for two days
So far, however, Price has been unable to receive the star application and the judiciary has searched in vain for the closest adviser to former US President Donald Trump. Now the court has succeeded in this, confirmed court spokeswoman Birgit Borns to the “Kurier”. According to reports, Prince is represented by the well-known Viennese lawyer Norbert Wess, and he is not shying away from the lawsuit against arms dealers for the illegal export of war materials. Currently, two negotiation days are planned, on 16 November and 14 December.
Libya arms embargo circumvented?
A February 2021 report from a panel of United Nations experts to the UN Security Council accuses Prince of violating an arms embargo on Libya that has been in place since 2011. He allegedly proposed a multi-million dollar aid project to Libyan general Khalifa Haftar. One of the objectives would have been to provide helicopters and airplanes.
The cause mainly revolves around two converted agricultural aircraft of the ‘Trush 510G’ brand. The machines were equipped by Airborne with special aerial reconnaissance technology. The two models were eventually converted into a fighter aircraft called “T-Bird” by a Bulgarian partner company. One of the armed planes then appeared in a war zone in Africa. Export of Airborne ammunition through the “Bulgarian back door” – this accusation was localized by the prosecution.
Violation of the Weapons of War Act
The defendants are specifically charged with violating Section 7 of the War Material Act. In addition to Prince, three other suspects from the Airborne Technologies GmbH environment and an Australian pilot have been charged.
Source: Krone
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