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The former vice president of the ÖVP is accused of false statements on six points, according to the APA files. Contrary to what he said, he had received signals from the Ministry of Finance that he could count on support for his appointment as Director General. That would be the result of the cell phone chats evaluated.
In a communication available to the APA, the Prosecutor for Economic Affairs and Corruption (WKStA) informs the Director General of Casinos Austria and former Vice President of the ÖVP Party (July 2017 to the end of April 2019) that she is listed as a suspect and that an investigation has been launched against him. The letter is dated September 30, 2020. WKStA declined to comment on the APA. The entire Causa Casinos Austria AG (Casag) is classified, there is basically no information on the accused individual, a spokeswoman said. A spokesperson for Casag was unable to say anything about the case to the APA Tuesday night. “We are not aware of that,” said the spokesman, who also referred to the “false accusation” of Glatz-Kremsner’s statements in the Ibiza-U Committee that after the accusation of false statements it was necessary to “go back”.
Chat messages were evaluated
According to the documents, Glatz-Kremsner is specifically suspected of giving false information when he gave testimony to the WKStA on June 29, 2020 (as part of the Casinos investigation into the appointment of Casinos Austria CFO Peter Sidlo). Analysis of the data obtained by Öbag’s boss, Thomas Schmid, and “in particular the chat messages between you and MMag. SCHMID listed below” would justify this suspicion, the letter says.
In her testimony, Glatz-Kremsner had denied having received signals “from her contacts at the BMF (Ministry of Finance, note) or from the ÖVP party leadership” that they would support her as executive director of CASAG, “she says. , the contacts consulted in the ministry are about former Finance Minister Hartwig Löger (ÖVP), former Secretary of State Hubert Fuchs (FPÖ) and the then Chief of Staff and Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance, Schmid. Glatz-Kremsner said that ” I did not know anything specific about it, although it would apply from the fall of 2018 until his appointment at the end of March 2019. “
“It seems that my party function is a problem for some”
The chat protocols are meant to refute this not in Schmid’s case. In 2018, specifically on September 28, Glatz-Kremsner (then Casag’s CFO) congratulated Schmid on an article about him in the news magazine “Trend” via a mobile phone message. The magazine wrote that “relevant decision-makers in the ÖVP” had given their “go-ahead” to Schmid – at the time still Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance – to obtain the post of head of Öbag. In the subsequent course of the talk, Glatz-Kremsner’s chances of taking over the general management position at Casag should also have been discussed. When asked by Schmid how he was doing, Glatz-Kremsner wrote that he was “not exactly calm” at the time. “I will try to speak with the BK on Monday with the party executive. It seems that the function of my party is a problem for some of them …”
“That MUST work”
Schmid replied: “What? Now start with that” and later: “To question the additional functions.” In response to Glatz-Kremsner’s response that she “didn’t bother for long anyway”, Schmid wrote, “Please!” and: “You’ll be the CEO there!” And she added again, “That MUST work.”
The WKStA also cites other messages as evidence of the false statement (regarding the supporting signals). Schmid asked Glatz-Kremsner on April 1, 2019, a few days after her appointment as CEO of Casag and shortly after her own appointment as sole director of Öbag: “Have you been able to celebrate? We have to toast our new careers “”. Glatz-Kremsner replied, “Yes, a little. I was at the BK !! “(Chancellor Sebastian Kurz / ÖVP, note). And it is to be celebrated” absolutely “. Schmid was pleased (” Very good! “) And then asked:” Is HBK happy? “And : “Will you continue to be his substitute? (Substitute, note) “. The response of the recently elected CEO of Casag:” It was an extremely positive appointment – I thank you – also for your support. “
Blümel does not comment
Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP) declined to comment on the investigation on Wednesday. He took it from the media, and “I will not interfere with the ongoing proceedings,” Blümel said after the Cabinet when asked by journalists.
Glatz-Kremsner, a former vice chairman of the ÖVP party, is accused of false statements on six points, as appears from the APA files. Contrary to what he said, he did receive signals from the Ministry of Finance that he could count on support for his appointment as Director General in the spring of 2019. That would be the result of talks evaluated by cell phone with the then Chief of Staff
