First List of Charges for Pilnacek Inquiry Committee Set

The request for summons submitted by the Freedom Party was not disputed in the investigation committee. Initially, individuals who were directly confronted with Pilnacek's death or who have researched it are to be summoned for questioning.

Excavator Driver, Police Officer, and Firefighter to be Questioned in Investigation Committee

According to parliamentary correspondence, the excavator driver who found Pilnacek's body in an old arm of the Danube, a police officer from the Weißenkirchen police station, and a member of the Rossatz fire department who was involved in the recovery of the body are to be questioned first. Before that, the members of the investigation committee will visit the site on January 14 for an on-site inspection. Martin Kreutner, chairman of the independent investigation commission in the Ministry of Justice regarding the case, is also to be summoned.

Authorities Must Deliver Files by December 17

In addition to other police officers and a doctor who ordered Pilnacek's autopsy, the FPÖ also wants to question journalists who have dealt with Pilnacek's death. Foremost among them is the former politician Peter Pilz, who wrote a book on the case. But also the former "profil" journalist Michael Nikbakhsh and Erich Vogl from the "Krone" are to be summoned as witnesses. The FPÖ justified the summons of Pilnacek's former partner by stating that she was one of the last people to see him alive. An entrepreneur who secretly recorded a conversation with Pilnacek will also be summoned.

22 Sessions Planned Until July

Further requests for summons can be submitted by the factions at future committee meetings. Until July 2, 22 sessions of the investigation committee are planned. The Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the Federal Chancellery, and the responsible public prosecutors have until December 17 to deliver the requested files. According to parliamentary correspondence, "two additional evidence requests from the Greens to the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice" were unanimously accepted.

(APA/Red)

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