Once again the cell phone

Lies? Prosecution against former Minister of Justice

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The public prosecutor's office in Innsbruck has filed a criminal complaint against former Justice Minister Dr. Wolfgang Brandstetter (ÖVP) with the Vienna Regional Court for Criminal Matters - once again, it is about the surrender of a cell phone.

The lawyer is accused of giving false testimony in March 2022 as a respondent in proceedings before the ÖVP corruption committee by claiming, contrary to the facts, that he could not have handed over his private cell phone because he did not have it with him but at home.

Must justify himself: Former Minister of Justice Wolfgang Brandstetter
Must justify himself: Former Minister of Justice Wolfgang Brandstetter(Bild: APA/Barbara Gindl)

Based on the data from his cell phone, however, it could be established that Dr. Brandstetter actually had his cell phone with him and was using it. He admitted this in the investigation proceedings and explained his untruthful statement of March 31, 2022 by saying that he had memory lapses due to health problems.

The public prosecutor's office therefore assumes that the statement was deliberately false and has therefore filed a criminal complaint with the competent regional court for criminal matters in Vienna for the offense of giving false evidence. The presumption of innocence applies.

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