Fall Pilnacek: Is the ÖVP Getting Nervous?

ÖVP parliamentary leader Andreas Hanger sees the on-site inspection planned at the beginning of the Pilnacek investigation committee initiated by the FPÖ as a "political show at the taxpayers' expense." In terms of costs and resource allocation, this represents a "major effort," according to Hanger. The FPÖ then detected panic within the ÖVP. The People's Party is merely trying to distract from its own nervousness, said parliamentary leader Christian Hafenecker.

Hanger: "Ties up forces for hours"

Hanger cited organization, logistics, accompanying personnel, on-site coordination, and additional extensive security measures due to the expected media hype as cost factors. "This ties up forces for hours, possibly the entire day, and generates additional costs that ultimately have to be borne by the taxpayers," criticized the ÖVP parliamentary leader.

For ÖVP, it lacks meaningfulness

Hanger also does not understand what an on-site inspection 27 months after the death is supposed to contribute to gaining insights. After all, there are other, more serious ways to get an overview of the facts in the Pilnacek case. For example, one only needs to go through the protocols of the media proceedings against Zack Media GmbH. The results of these court proceedings could not be clearer, Hanger finds, referring to the decision of the Vienna Higher Regional Court.

The investigation committee following the death of the former head of the justice department Christian Pilnacek starts on January 14 with an on-site inspection at the location where the body was found on a side arm of the Danube.

(APA/Red)

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