ÖVP Member of Parliament Hörl Will Not Be Extradited

The extradition request came from the Innsbruck Regional Court regarding an appeal after Hörl's acquittal. The Tyrolean representative had been acquitted in the summer after controversial statements about the shooting of wolves, against which the public prosecutor's office has appealed. Since Hörl has been a member of the National Council again since September, the proceedings could currently only continue with the consent of the National Council or once the representative leaves parliament again.

Requests to be better justified in the future

FPÖ, ÖVP, SPÖ, and NEOS were annoyed by the nature of the request, which they felt was not sufficiently justified by the regional court. Therefore, they stood behind Hörl in case of doubt, explained the Freedom Party representative Norbert Nemeth. National Council President Walter Rosenkranz (FPÖ) has now approached the Minister of Justice with the request that such requests be better justified in the future.

(APA/Red)

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