After the Ibiza video, do short text messages also reach the U-Committee?



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On the one hand, it must be borne in mind that the criminal process is ongoing. The transmission of certain documents could jeopardize the investigation. If the Judicial Power wants to deny it, a consultation procedure would be necessary in which the political groups of the U-Committee also participate. In case of dispute, the VfGH would have to be called again.

Second, it is important to protect personal rights. Some of the things that former FPÖ Heinz-Christian Strache and Johann Gudenus discussed in Ibiza in the summer of 2017 were private.

Therefore, the Ministry will establish different classification levels for individual parts of the material. The parliamentary groups of Committee U could request a reduction. 1 means harmless, 2 confidential, 3 secret and 4 top secret.

Level 1 video regions can be displayed in the U-Committee, while Level 2 video regions can only be displayed on camera. With 3 and 4, the leaders would be subject to prosecution if they communicate the content to the outside world. They are jailed for up to three years.

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