Austria Chancellor Probed Over 'false Statement' To MPs
Muhammad Irfan Published May 12, 2021 | 03:10 PM
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Wednesday that prosecutors had started investigating him after the opposition accused him of making false statements to a parliamentary committee on corruption
Vienna, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th May, 2021 ) :Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Wednesday that prosecutors had started investigating him after the opposition accused him of making false statements to a parliamentary committee on corruption.
"I wish to inform you that... prosecutors have opened an investigation against the head of my office," Bernhard Bonelli, "and against me", Kurz told reporters before a cabinet meeting.
Kurz denied any wrongdoing, saying: "I always answered all (the committee's) questions truthfully." He said the investigation would have no impact on his work and that he would not resign.
The investigation comes after the opposition Social Democrats (SPOe) and NEOS parties accused Kurz of not telling truth in front of the committee of MPs, who are investigating the fallout from the so-called "Ibizagate" scandal that brought down Kurz's previous government in 2019.
Kurz's then vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache from the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) had to resign after a video emerged showing him in a luxury villa in Ibiza offering political favours to a woman he thought was a Russian oligarch's niece, in exchange for financial support.
The parliamentary committee looking into the scandal has since broadened its focus to include other accusations of wrongdoing, including by politicians from Kurz's People's Party (OeVP).
The latest investigation comes as the OeVP's party financing and other practices have increasingly come under the spotlight.
In February OeVP Finance Minister Gernot Bluemel's home was raided as part of a separate probe into possible party financing offences.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 27 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 27 April 2024
HEC reviews curricula for environmental sciences degree programme
ICC Asia looking forward to an action-packed Asia Cricket Week
Yuvraj Singh named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador
Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts
Two Kyiv hospitals evacuating over feared Russian strikes
World must act on neurotech revolution, say experts
Charles & Catherine's cancer diagnoses
Champions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
King Charles to resume some public duties during cancer treatment: palace
US defense chief announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine
More Stories From World
-
Haliburton hits winner as Pacers hold off Bucks in overtime, Mavs thump Clippers
45 seconds ago -
'Everyone sits out': Yangon parks offer heatwave relief
51 seconds ago -
6,000 French police to welcome Olympic torch amid bonus boost
11 minutes ago -
Golf: LPGA LA Championship scores
21 minutes ago -
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - collated
51 minutes ago -
PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans scores
51 minutes ago
-
Sudanese filmmakers shine light on war's 'silent problems'
51 minutes ago -
NFL will allow players to wear Guardian Cap helmets in games
8 hours ago -
Football: German Bundesliga table
8 hours ago -
Football: Italian Serie A result
8 hours ago -
Football: German Bundesliga results
8 hours ago -
US troops to leave Chad in second African state withdrawal
8 hours ago