Head of the secret service

“Assassination attempt prevented and still in the spotlight”

Omar Hajawi-Pirchner: "We can't be blamed for this"(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Imre Antal, ROLAND SCHLAGER / APA / picturedesk.com)

There will be one National Council meeting before the elections on September 29. One thing is already certain: no law will be passed in this session to allow the DSN intelligence service to tap the cell phones of potential assassins in future. DSN boss Omar Haijawi-Pirchner is disappointed by the political wrangling. 

"Krone": Mr. Haijawi-Pirchner, the Greens and FPÖ are calling for an evaluation of the operation surrounding the prevented attack. The investigative work of the DSN is being called into question. Are you relaxed about this?
 OmarHaijawi-Pirchner: Parliamentary scrutiny is legitimate and always permissible. However, doubts about the actions of DSN employees are not motivating for us, because we have prevented a possible assassination attempt and yet we are once again in the spotlight. This is suboptimal, especially after a major reform.