Meischberger and Hochegger Request Postponement of Imprisonment

The two ex-lobbyists convicted in the Buwog affair, Walter Meischberger and Peter Hochegger, have applied for a postponement of their imprisonment. The spokeswoman for the Vienna Regional Court for Criminal Matters, Christina Salzborn, confirmed to the APA on Friday afternoon a corresponding report by the "Kronen Zeitung". However, no decision has been made in either case yet. The also convicted former Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser has not yet filed a request for a postponement of his imprisonment.

Medical Reasons Cited

Former FPÖ General Secretary Meischberger argues that he is unfit for imprisonment for medical reasons. The "Krone" information, according to which Hochegger had already received a two-month postponement of imprisonment due to a hip ailment, was denied by the spokeswoman.

Grasser was sentenced to four years in prison in the Buwog trial and the Terminal Tower Linz case for breach of trust and acceptance of gifts by officials, Meischberger to 3.5 years. The former lobbyist Peter Hochegger was sentenced to 3 years - with 2 years suspended.

Meischberger with Residence in Lower Austria

Without a postponement of imprisonment, the convicts must begin their prison sentences at the beginning of June. For Grasser, who is registered in Kitzbühel, the Innsbruck prison is responsible. Meischberger, on the other hand, has his residence in Lower Austria and will have to report to the Korneuburg prison if the postponement is denied.

(APA/Red)

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