Abuse of official authority at the immigration service in Vienna: a young official illegally approved the stay of a Serbian woman in exchange for money. The jury does not agree to the defense’s request for a postponement; suspended prison sentences are appropriate.
“She saw her work as a calling. She planned to grow old there. For her, a lifelong dream has shattered,” said the lawyer for a 26-year-old at the Vienna Regional Court. She worked as a clerk at the immigration service MA 35. There she was responsible for the final processing of orders and orders.
The official wanted to hide it until the end
The young Viennese woman had been working for the magistrate for seven years. Until she strayed from the right path: for 600 euros, the former employee of a well-known Serbian woman quickly issued a red-white-red card, an Austrian residence permit. Without the requirements being met.
“That’s not so clever.”
Even when her supervisor found out and canceled the existing order, the 26-year-old didn’t give up. She has recommissioned the popular card. “That is not very smart,” says judge Claudia Zöllner. She thought she could get away with it: “I was afraid of losing my job. Which ultimately happened,” the official said.
Because both the Viennese woman and two Serbs – those who had applied for a residence permit – confessed to abuse of office, the sentence for the official remains twelve months and for the co-suspects nine months each. The judgment is final.
Source: Krone
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