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The prosecution has been investigating coronavirus measures and cover-up allegations in Tyrol for weeks. The focus is on four people.
5.45 pm, September 30, 2020
In the Cause around the management of the crown crisis in Ischgl Innsbruck Public Prosecutor’s Office Preliminary proceedings against four people initiated. This was said by a spokesman for the APA Prosecutor’s Office and confirmed a report from ORF Tirol.
The Innsbruck prosecutor’s office is investigating three other people in the Ischgl case, as well as against the The Mayor of Ischgl, Werner Kurz. This was reported by the “Standard” (online edition) on Wednesday after the prosecution confirmed the specific investigation. The state of Tyrol wanted to contact the APA The investigations against the Landeck district captain, Markus Maaß, were not verified.
According to “Standard”, Kurz is about the regulation to close the elevators. The mayor published this on March 14, in consultation with the Landeck district authority, “three days after he was supposed to have received the ordinance.” In the investigation, this issue is also under the traffic restriction measures.
In the Maaß case, the country referred to the opinion of the Public Ministry. However, this made it clear that no information on the defendants would be released. The country once again indicated that it has “great confidence in the domestic judiciary” and that it “will give the best possible support” to the investigation.
General arguments
Specifically, it is about intentionally or negligently endangering people with communicable diseases. At the end of August, the “Tiroler Tageszeitung” reported that investigations had been launched against Maaß and two other employees of the district administration and Kurz. At that time, however, the Prosecutor’s Office has not yet confirmed the investigation against specific individuals.
After examining the processes documented in more than 10,000 pages of evidence, the investigations have now become more concrete, he said. In particular, the implementation of ordinances related to traffic restrictions in Ischgl, the sudden departure of hundreds of vacationers and the quarantine in the Paznaun Valley are being examined more closely. Noisy Prosecutor Mayr There are different versions of when the regulation came into force, how it was announced and how it was dealt with.
A case with consequences
There was a major coronavirus outbreak in Ischgl. The first cases were known in early March, the infections are said to have occurred mainly in après-ski bars. The authorities were accused of reacting too late and insufficiently. The consumer protection association (VSV) submitted a statement of fact to the Innsbruck prosecutor’s office, which was also directed against Governor Günther Platter (ÖVP), provincial councilor Bernhard Tilg (ÖVP), state medical director Franz Katzgraber, the mayor and cable car companies.
More than 6,000 Tyrol tourists from 45 countries reported VSV as victims. The prosecution then began an investigation process, initially against unknown persons, on suspicion of putting people at risk of contracting communicable diseases. In addition, a commission of inquiry was created under the chairmanship of former OGH Vice President Ronald Rohrer. His report will be presented on October 12. An antibody study conducted by the Innsbruck Medical University shows that 42.4 percent of Ischgl’s population has likely already been infected with the coronavirus.
