I planned to turn myself in years ago, says Karadzic

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Radovan Karadzic has claimed he considered giving himself up to war crimes judges more than 10 years ago.The former Bosnian Serb leader – who faces war crime charges at the Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia in the Hague in the Netherlands – told Austrian magazine profil: “I was ready to appear in front of the […]

German prosecutors under fire for questioning Austrian HGAA reporters

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Journalist representatives are outraged over an investigation by German prosecutors into Austrian reporters for citing from interrogation records.Munich juridical authorities decided to question profil writers Ulla Schmid and Michael Nikbakhsh Kurt Kuch from weekly magazine News after they revealed statements made by former Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) decision-makers.German state prosecutors controversially regard the Austrian […]

Haider ally compares Austrian papers with Nazis

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Former allies of late right-wing spearhead Jörg Haider have launched an unprecedented attack on Austrian media over their coverage of alleged secret bank accounts.News weekly profil claimed on the weekend that ex-Freedom Party (FPÖ) boss Haider stashed around 45 million Euros in more than 40 different accounts in the principality bordering Austria.The magazine wrote that […]

New trial ahead for convicted Holocaust denier Honsik

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Infamous Holocaust denier Gerd Honsik is facing another trial after judges slashed his term earlier this year, it emerged today (Fri).Vienna prosecutors said they were considering pressing charges against the Austrian over the content of two of his books which they believe break the country’s strict anti-Nazi laws.Honsik was sentenced to five years in jail […]

Suspended sentence for ‘gassing Jews’ posting

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A Vienna man was given a nine-month suspended sentence after posting anti-Semitic statements on the internet.A court in the capital heard today (Weds) how the 46-year-old wrote “all Jews should be gassed as in 1938” in the discussion forum of the Kronen Zeitung newspaper’s website.The accused also posted “they should be put against the wall […]

BAE ‘bribery’ lobbyist faces new investigations

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Austrian prosecutors will continue to investigate lobbyist Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, it has emerged.Mensdorff-Pouilly, who owns real estate in Austria and Scotland, has returned to Austria after spending five days in custody in London last month.The husband of former People’s Party (ÖVP) Health Minister Maria Rauch-Kallat was accused of bribery and facilitation of corruption, but Britain’s Serious […]