
Austrian Trial Over Influencing Job Appointment Underway
A trial is underway in Austria against August Wöginger and others, who are accused of influencing a job appointment.
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A trial is underway in Austria against August Wöginger and others, who are accused of influencing a job appointment.
There are major problems with a core piece of the coalition, according to negotiators. ÖVP parliamentary group leader August Wöginger is putting pressure on: The reform will come, after all, it is "a central concern of the...

The trial of Austrian politician August Wöginger proceeds with key witness testimonies, including an overlooked applicant for a tax office position and a mayor who allegedly lobbied for the job.

ÖVP club chairman August Wöginger is scheduled to testify in court today at the Linz Regional Court, facing a lengthy interrogation.

The Wöginger trial continues with key witness Thomas Schmid's testimony, which has heavily implicated ÖVP club chairman August Wöginger, and a finance official testified about preventing a deal for Wöginger's protégé after giving the mayor a mediocre assessment.
An ÖVP mayor testified in the trial of ÖVP parliamentary group leader August Wöginger and two tax officials, who are accused of incitement to abuse of office by the WKStA, denying intervention on his behalf.
Former Vienna ÖVP leader Karl Mahrer has successfully secured his diversion, in contrast to August Wöginger, who faces accusations of incitement to abuse of office.

August Wöginger, the ÖVP club leader, is set to appear in court this week, with his political career under scrutiny and questions arising about his indispensability to the coalition.
Die Aussage von Kronzeuge Thomas Schmid im Prozess gegen ÖVP-Klubobmann August Wöginger wiegt schwer. Hellin Jankowski über den „Postenschacher“-Prozess und seinen politischen Schaden.
ÖVP parliamentary group leader August Wöginger and two tax officials are accused of inciting abuse of office, which they deny. A losing candidate testified in the trial in Linz.
ÖVP-Klubchef August Wöginger wird Anstiftung zum Amtsmissbrauch vorgeworfen. Heute wird er im Landesgericht Linz dazu erstmals einvernommen. Die „Presse“ berichtet live.