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Grasser also thanked the co-defendants who had not taken the easy route to falsely accuse him and who had not given in to the “pressure” of the prosecutor. Former co-defendant lobbyist Peter Hochegger, on the other hand, gave false statements, according to Grasser.
The testimony had fully confirmed that he had done nothing wrong, that he had not passed on any information or accepted money. The privatization of federal apartments and the leasing at Linz Terminal Tower were legal. This is also confirmed by the termination of the investigation against a Swiss woman who had signed with him a document that the prosecutor had called an “inspection certificate”.
Later, Meischberger made his last statement in the process and also thanked the court for the fair conduct of the negotiations. “Enough has been said at some point,” he said, the matter ready for a decision on the table. Despite all the “crooked optics,” he acted legally and performed all services correctly, the former lobbyist said. The long duration of the process and the public harm had caused him lasting damage. “No one can give me eleven years of my life back, not even the court, but maybe my reputation,” Meischberger said. He asked the court for a fair trial and acquittal of all charges.
