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Therefore, he is suspected of passing information about the investigations against former green politician Christoph Chorherr to high-rise investor Michael Tojner. Brandstetter denies it. The suspicion is said to have arisen after a search at Tojner’s home, the report says. At the request of the APA, there was no confirmation from the Business and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (WKStA).
Brandstetter: “Inexplicable”
Brandstetter himself responded in a statement on Wednesday night: “This is inexplicable to me, as a minister I never had access to criminal records, I was completely isolated from them by the specialized department at my request, so it could not have happened. information from files illegally on which a suspicion may be based. “
He had already approached the WKStA with the request to have the opportunity to clarify the open questions as soon as possible, so Brandstetter and beyond: “I can only hope that the WKStA will put an end to this Kafkaesque situation as soon as possible and communicate with me”. The former minister criticized the fact that he learned about the investigation through the media.
For some time now, authorities have been investigating a possible connection between zoning (Canon was a councilor and planning spokesman for the Greens in Vienna) and donations to the charity supporting a school project in South Africa. The fact that people in the real estate industry donated to you has been a matter of debate for years.
Canon itself has always denied allegations of corruption. There is no connection between donations and political actions, he has repeatedly stated. According to the WKStA, 44 suspects, that is, individuals or organizations, are now being investigated for the cause.
