The former son-in-law of the Kazkh president, who is wanted in Kazakhstan on charges of murder and kidnapping, has been arrested in Vienna. Austrian authorities has in the past twice denied to extradite Rakhat Aliyev, who until 2007 had been an ambassador in Austria, to the Central Asian country saying that human rights violations there […]
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Burgenland police have smashed a drug ring after the arrest of a Mr Big and then a few hours later rounding up his henchmen. The three were said to have sold drugs for at least 30,000 Euros. The 25-year-old suspect not named for legal reasons was found in Styria by Burgenland police investigators, and turned […]
A 36-year-old Algerian will be extradited to Germany, officials in Upper Austria announced today (Fri). The man was caught after a break-in. Police in the Austrian province explained they decided to hand him over to colleagues in neighbouring Germany after finding out they had issued an international arrest warrant on him. The African is accused […]
Accused ex Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader wants to be extradited back to Croatia.The former PM is currently being detained in Austria after he had been arrested in December on an international arrest warrant issued by Zagreb.Whilst in office in Croatia, Sanader was accused of abusing his power with cases involving state-run companies for millions […]
Vienna duo damage parked cars
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Two young men were arrested for causing damage to more than a dozen cars.The residents of Vienna, aged 21 and 23, were caught by police in the capitals Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus district on Wednesday night thanks to information from witnesses. The duo scratched the paint of 19 cars and ripped off the wing mirrors from some of […]
Wasp sting kills worker
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A worker collapsed and died after being stung by a wasp, it has emerged.The 43-year-old from Perg told colleagues what happened before he passed out in front of them at his company in Wartberg ob der Aist near Freistadt, Upper Austria, yesterday (Thurs). The co-workers failed to resuscitate him.A doctor said today the man died […]
Another suspected neo-Nazi has been arrested as prosecutors continue to investigate against alleged organisers of a fascist homepage.State prosecutors in Vienna said today (Thurs) that a man had been put in custody last weekend. Officials refused to reveal where the arrest took place. They also remained tight-lipped about his name and age, but confirmed that […]
Yesterdays (Tues) grand opening of the 65th Bregenz Festival (Bregenzer Festspiele) was overshadowed by the death of a staffer.Event organisers announced today (Weds) that the technician probably suffered cardiac arrest shortly before the beginning of the ceremony.The man whose age and identity were not revealed suddenly collapsed and colleagues and paramedics were unable […]
A pensioner who sexually molested two girls aged nine and 11 has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, by Klagenfurt provincial court.The court heard yesterday (Thurs) how the 71-year-old man, who had already been convicted four times of sexual molestation, lured the girls to his bedroom in 1984 by offering them gifts.After the crime, […]