Criticism of new plans

How should justice work if politics has to report?

Austria's youngest prosecutor management team: the new boss Tina Frimmel-Hesse (left) with her deputies Markus Kitz and Sandra Agnoli. At the swearing-in ceremony in Klagenfurt, there was also fierce criticism of the new government's plans.(Bild: Kerstin Wassermann)

The Zuckerl government's plans to appoint a federal public prosecutor who will have to report to parliament are causing fierce criticism within the judiciary. At the literally dazzling inauguration of the new Carinthian chief prosecutor Tina Frimmel-Hesse, well-known representatives did not mince their words.

Let's be honest: swearing-in ceremonies are usually a dull affair. And the ambience of the Klagenfurt jury courtroom, where the plaster is crumbling from the walls, doesn't necessarily put anyone in a celebratory mood. But this time everything turned out differently - because with Tina Frimmel-Hesse from Klagenfurt, who even as a child liked to sign contracts with her parents about going out, a breath of fresh air has entered the dusty judiciary.