Oops – Minister of the Interior Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) was probably guided by emotions. The result was an annoying slip of the tongue at Thursday’s press conference. The minister spoke of “shooting extremists” – but immediately corrected himself…
At a press conference on the occasion of the 2023 report of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the Minister of the Interior apparently wanted to clearly underline his position against those who publicly call for a caliphate in Austria – but Karner then clearly passed over.
“Lock up or shoot”
He announced to journalists: “And for those extremists and radicals who do this, who declare the (sic!) Caliphate, who want theocracy, there are only two alternatives: imprison them or shoot them.”
Visibly surprised by the slip of the tongue, the minister immediately repeated: ‘lock up or deport’, ‘lock up or deport’ – and immediately apologized: ‘Sorry, I will correct that. My apologies for this slip of the tongue. Lock up or deport.”
Hardly a “Freudian slip”
Less reputable sources would now accuse the ÖVP politician of a “Freudian slip”. By definition, that would be something you actually deeply desire and then say involuntarily. And you should hardly accuse an ÖVP minister of something like that…
Video: The legendary slip of the tongue by SPÖ politician Otto Pendl
The incident probably reminds some people of the slip of the tongue by the former president of the Workers-Samaritan Association, Otto Pendl (SPÖ), who announced in the National Council in 2015 that we should work together to “humanely kill” refugees. intended to accommodate them.
Source: Krone
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