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In the corruption proceedings against former finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser and 13 other defendants, a verdict will be delivered on Friday after nearly three years of main hearing. Judge Marion Hohenecker will announce the verdict as chair of the jury senate at the Vienna Criminal Court, which will likely take several hours due to the vast scope of the process. Grasser faces up to ten years in prison. The trial began on December 12, 2017, and negotiations took place in 168 days.
SN / APA / HELMUT FOHRINGER
The former finance minister faces up to ten years in prison
A total of 14 defendants and three indictments will deal with the verdict. The Business and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accuses former Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel’s finance minister of two governments of having allowed himself to be bribed during the privatization of federal apartments in 2004. He is also said to have received a bribe when the tax authorities rented the Terminal Tower office building in Linz.
Grasser and co-defendants Walter Meischberger and Ernst Plech, who cannot be tried for health reasons, deny all accusations and accuse the accusers of bias. Former co-defendant lobbyist Peter Hochegger made a partial confession at the beginning of the trial and thus incriminated the other defendants.
In addition, charges related to the financing of the telecommunications part, as well as an accusation of fraud related to the Meischberger village, were included in the process. The verdict will also be issued on Friday.
Those: APA
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