U-Committee on the Pilnacek Case Begins

In the inquiry committee on the Pilnacek case, National Council President Rosenkranz will be represented as chairman by the Second National Council President Haubner and the Third National Council President Bures. The procedural judge is once again the former OLG judge Christa Edwards, who already brings experience from previous inquiry committees. Andreas Joklik acts as procedural lawyer. The deadline for document deliveries is December 17, according to the fundamental evidence resolution.

Familiar Faces in the Inquiry Committee on the Pilnacek Case in Fractions

The individual parties have also already nominated leading figures, most of whom are known from previous inquiry committees: Rosenkranz will be represented as chairman by the Second National Council President Peter Haubner (ÖVP) and the Third National Council President Doris Bures (SPÖ). The procedural judge is once again the former OLG judge Christa Edwards. The FPÖ's faction leader is once again Christian Hafenecker, the ÖVP relies again on Andreas Hanger, the SPÖ on Jan Krainer. Nina Tomaselli is to question again for the Greens. New is Sophie Wotschke, who will be the faction leader of the NEOS.

The dates for the questioning will also be set at the constitutive meeting. Before the summer, 22 are scheduled, the first is planned for January 14, 2026, and the last on July 2. The further dates of the inquiry committee in September, October, and November 2026 must be set by June 11 at the latest. Each committee day is scheduled to have two questioning blocks with a maximum duration of four hours each.

Inquiry Committee on the Pilnacek Case Focuses on Authorities

According to the FPÖ's request, the inquiry committee is to serve the "clarification of political influence on investigations in the Pilnacek case." The former head of the justice department was found dead in October 2023, with investigative authorities speaking of clear suicide. The FPÖ suspects political interventions in the investigations through the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice, as well as the Chancellery. The Freedom Party wants to focus on the period from October 19, 2023, the day before Pilnacek's death, to September 4, 2025, when the responsibility for the investigations was transferred from the Krems public prosecutor's office to the Eisenstadt public prosecutor's office.

(APA/Red)

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