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Pilnacek-U-Committee: Stocks and hammers loaded in the autumn

The Austrian parliamentary investigative committee (U-Ausschuss) related to the Pilnacek case has decided to summon current Chancellor Christian Stocker and former Chancellor Karl Nehammer, along with ex-National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka and Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (all from the ÖVP), as witnesses in the fall. The FPÖ requested these additional summons during a short-notice meeting on the rules of procedure. Justice Minister Anna Spörri (SPÖ) and several other officials, including former justice minister Alma Zadic, BKA director Andreas Holzer, and a prosecutor from the Economic and Corruption Prosecution Office (WKStA), are also included. The summoned individuals are said to have 'numerous perceptions regarding the investigation subject' or are explicitly named in the investigation matter. This marks the first time active and former politicians are being questioned in such a committee.

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Pilnacek-U-Committee: Stocks and hammers loaded in the autumn

The Austrian parliamentary investigative committee (U-Ausschuss) related to the Pilnacek case has decided to summon current Chancellor Christian Stocker and former Chancellor Karl Nehammer, along with ex-National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka and Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (all from the ÖVP), as witnesses in the fall. The FPÖ requested these additional summons during a short-notice meeting on the rules of procedure. Justice Minister Anna Spörri (SPÖ) and several other officials, including former justice minister Alma Zadic, BKA director Andreas Holzer, and a prosecutor from the Economic and Corruption Prosecution Office (WKStA), are also included. The summoned individuals are said to have 'numerous perceptions regarding the investigation subject' or are explicitly named in the investigation matter. This marks the first time active and former politicians are being questioned in such a committee.

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