OLG Vienna Decides on Appeal After Verdict Against Ex-Chancellor Kurz for False Testimony

The spokeswoman for the Vienna Higher Regional Court, Susanne Lehr, announced in a press release on Wednesday that on May 26, the appeals of Sebastian Kurz and his former chief of staff Bernhard Bonelli against their first-instance verdicts will be heard at the Palace of Justice.

Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz sentenced to eight months suspended for false testimony in investigation committee in first instance

On February 23, 2024, Sebastian Kurz was sentenced to eight months suspended at the Vienna Regional Court, against which he filed a full appeal. Bonelli received six months suspended, which he also did not accept. The legal remedies were submitted to the Higher Regional Court on November 21 after some delays, partly due to the defense's submissions. A little more than five months later, it will be determined whether the first-instance decisions "hold."

The conviction against former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz concerned the supervisory board appointment in the state holding company ÖBAG at the time, where Kurz was found by the first court to have lied during his questioning in the investigation committee. The judge found that Sebastian Kurz gave the impression that he had essentially nothing to do with it. In contrast, Kurz was acquitted regarding the appointment of Thomas Schmid to the ÖBAG board. The Economic and Corruption Prosecutor's Office (WKStA) accepted the first-instance decisions. Sebastian Kurz has always denied having deliberately given false testimony in the investigation committee.

(APA/Red)

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