By Rob Hyde Following widespread protest at the deportation of the “abbey asylum seekers”, Vienna state prosecution has announced that 3 are human traffickers. The prosecution says that Azhar I., Ali S. and Sabtain S., whose surnames have been withheld for legal reasons, managed to smuggle around 1,000 people from Pakistan to Austria, France and […]
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The Carinthian media owner Hansjörg Berger has confirmed he is currently being investigated by the anti-corruption authorities. Part of the money earned from advertising is thought to have flowed back into the accounts of the former freedom party in Carinthia (FPK). He is accused of having transferred money to the party through an advertising agency […]
Pacult slur causes a stir
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Ex-Rapid Vienna coach Peter Pacult is accused of having seriously insulted a fan of the opponents’ team. The former Austrian national team striker – who currently coaches Red Bull-funded RB Leipzig in the fourth-highest German league – called a St Pauli fan a “gay pig” after his team’s 2-1 win over the Hamburg-based club on […]
Interest in Fritzl”s house
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A potential property developer is keen on buying Austrian incest monster Josef Fritzl’s house reports the property’s liquidator Walter Anzböck. The developer reports Anzböck is very interested in redeveloping the Fritzl property completely. He claims the property would be redesigned and rebuilt so it would not resemble the Fritzl house at all. The developer hopes […]
Walter Anzboeck, the liquidator of Josef Fritzl’s estate said the cellar of the house where Fritzl imprisoned and repeatedly raped his daughter for 24 years will be filled up with concrete. Anzboeck said the move was to ensure the space could never be entered again. He said in a statement on Friday that concrete will […]
Silo plunge puts man in clinic
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A 37-year-old man was hospitalised with undisclosed injuries after falling into a silo in Pöttelsdorf, Burgenland.The worker was ordered to close a ventilation shaft on the silos roof on Monday. He slipped and fell around 10 metres after refusing to follow company rules and use a safety belt. His landing was softened by a few […]
British windfall for BAE bribery suspect
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An Austrian lobbyist who complained about not being given a comb and “decent” underwear in British custody has received nearly half a million Euros for his six-day detention in London.Alfons Mensdorff-Pouillys lawyer Harald Schuster announced today (Thurs) British authorities decided to compensate his client with 430,000 Euros. The entrepreneur and lobbyist was arrested and kept […]
Italian races at 210 kph in Tyrol
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An Italian driver has been caught doing more than 100 kilometres per hour (kph) above the speed limit.The 22-year-old from northern Italy had to hand over his licence after a radar trap recorded him as he bombed along a 100 kph limit stretch on Tyrols A13 Brenner motorway at 210 kph yesterday evening (Tues). Local […]
A 44-year-old Indian was detained and sent back to Italy after being caught trying to enter Austria on foot.The man was spotted strolling along the A13 Brenner motorway near Gries am Brenner in Tyrol by traffic policemen on Tuesday, local authorities said today (Thurs). He was deported to neighbouring Italy from where he presumably entered […]
A juridical official has been put in custody for providing his sister with confiscated drugs.Officials in Vienna said today (Tues) the man was arrested and suspended as deputy head of the citys Criminal Court. Internal investigations were started after several kilograms of seized cocaine disappeared in recent months. The main suspect is accused of having […]