After Attack on Mayor of Vösendorf: Municipal Council Meeting Without Incident

Special surveillance by plainclothes and uniformed officers was carried out after the attack on the mayor of Vösendorf. The local chief told the APA that this measure had "increased the feeling of security".

Investigations Continue After Attack on Mayor of Vösendorf

Investigations against unknown persons are still ongoing, according to police spokesman Raimund Schwaigerlehner. They are being conducted by the Vösendorf police station and the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counter-Terrorism (LSE). The suspicion is of bodily harm and dangerous threats. From a political perspective, the municipal council meeting also proceeded in an orderly manner, Koza reflected on Thursday. The mayor described the course of events as "charged with discussion, calm and on a factual level". Among other things, the budget estimate for 2025 was decided on Wednesday.

Mayor of Vösendorf: "I Have No Pain, Just Look Terrible"

Koza was attacked on Tuesday evening on his way home in the Vösendorf Castle Park. The ÖVP politician was punched in the face, and he was also threatened that he would not survive the municipal council meeting on Wednesday. Koza filed a complaint and went to the hospital for an X-ray examination. On Thursday, according to his own statements, the mayor was doing well, "I have no pain, just look terrible". The ÖVP politician had already described the attack itself as a crossing of boundaries on Wednesday.

The mayor had made headlines several times at the beginning of the year. In May, he won the early municipal election in Vösendorf by a large margin. The starting point of the ballot were investigations against Koza, investigations for breach of trust, incitement and abuse of office were discontinued in March. In relation to the accusation of document forgery, there was a diversion. The local chief is said to have "corrected" a lawyer's bill himself in the course of a legal dispute after a tweet and had the costs refunded by the municipality. The amount of 1,129.32 euros is said to have been listed as consulting costs for the purchase of a new fire engine. Koza has refunded the amount.

While there have recently been an increasing number of attacks on politicians and campaign helpers in Germany, such incidents are rare in Austria. However, the murder of a mayor in the Mühlviertel at the end of October caused shock. The background to the double murder were hunting disputes.

(APA/Red)

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