His former son-in-law, who is suspected of complicity, was also taken into custody. confirmed the Vienna public prosecutor’s office the “Austria Press Agency”. The authorities have been investigating the former employee of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution since 2017. His lawyer had always rejected the allegations. The case is making waves in Austria. The Greens are calling for the National Security Council to be convened, the NEOS party is calling for another meeting of the Intelligence Committee. The background is a report from Austriannewspaper “Der Standard”, according to which the suspect may have had a connection to the Russian secret service through an intermediary. There are also said to be contacts with former Wirecard board member Marsalek, who went into hiding and is now suspected to be in Russia.
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