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GIAN EHRENZELLER
The 45-year-old former government minister and her secretary general are said to have paid bills primarily for advisory services between September 2018 and early July 2019, without first obtaining the necessary government resolutions. The process constitutes the legal conclusion of the so-called “consulting matter”, which was politically resolved on July 2, 2019.
At the time, the Liechtenstein parliament, the 25-member state parliament, withdrew its trust in the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture in a special full-day session. 23 deputies voted. The government councilor received only two votes that they supported. In the end, his party, Prime Minister Adrian Hasler’s Progressive Citizens Party, also dropped him like a hot potato.
Crown Prince Alois had agreed to remove Frick the night after the special session of Parliament. The heir to the throne announced in a message that he no longer sees the foundation of trust necessary for the successful work of the government as given.
When he resigned, the then foreign minister was ten years old and the longest-serving member of the government. Her former Secretary General René Schierscher is sitting with her on the dock. They both reject any blame.
If the disgraced foreign minister is convicted of abuse of authority, she faces a prison term of between six months and five years. Ten hours are reserved for the trial. The trial does not take place in the Vaduz court. Due to the corona pandemic, it was moved to the largest room in Vaduz.
