In reality, Mom and her company in the US were “to blame”. But the naivety of the then still young son and now the suspect also plays a role.
The key question remained unanswered in this process: Why create a business to trade all kinds of goods in the US tax haven Delaware of all places? And how did a windy, now deceased Belgian track down this company – where the accused Viennese was registered as “Executive Vice President”? And why, despite existing sanctions against Libya, especially with regard to arms trade, exactly these are being implemented. To be precise, 5000 pistols including ammunition and special equipment worth millions?
The latter is probably the easiest to answer: it’s about money. And the other questions remain unanswered because the case against the defendant’s mother has been dropped. But he describes the background of the judge Johannes Varga in the regional court of Vienna – which does him no credit: “I just came out of university and my mother just told me to join the company!”
dream of big money
Through his mother’s contact with Steyr-Daimler-Puch, he met the Belgian and also a Frenchman who was a member of the secret service. Certificates and authorization letters were presented to him, he was also taken to Abu Dhabi for business negotiations – and dreamed of a lot of money. Knowing about the arms embargo, he signed the papers, accusing him of violating the Foreign Trade Act. And no money.
Not the “big driver”
The now 40-year-old is not proud of it: “I consider myself a person of moral integrity.” What his lawyer apologetically acknowledged with “If you lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas”. The “fleas” in this case mean five months of probation. It is clear to the judge that the suspect was “not the main driver behind dubious transactions”.
Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
