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National Council Does Not Extradite FPÖ Leader Kickl

FPÖ-Chef Kickl wird nicht "ausgeliefert".
FPÖ-Chef Kickl wird nicht "ausgeliefert". ©APA/ROLAND SCHLAGER
FPÖ club chairman Herbert Kickl will not be "surrendered" by the National Council, according to a decision by the Immunity Committee following a request from the public prosecutor's office. FPÖ member of parliament Christofer Ranzmaier will also not be prosecuted, but FPÖ representative Gerhard Deimek will be.

For FPÖ representative Gerhard Deimek, it concerns a request for administrative assistance from Germany. The suspicion of a violation of the NS Prohibition Act is the focus. Deimek is accused of having published a picture in March 2022 showing men with a Hitler salute or a tattooed swastika. Deimek claims that it was a critical contribution.

Babler Filed a Report Against Kickl

The Vienna public prosecutor's office wanted to investigate Kickl following a report by SPÖ leader Andreas Babler, after he was insulted by the FPÖ chairman as a "leftist tick." The suspicion of incitement or approval of incitement was the focus of the extradition request by the Innsbruck public prosecutor's office against the Tyrolean representative Ranzmaier. In these two cases, the committee found a connection with their activities as members of parliament.

(APA/Red)

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