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"Spying is unacceptable," the federal president told several daily newspapers on Saturday. Meanwhile, new details have become known in the case. The "Salzburger Nachrichten" wrote Saturday quoting former colleagues that the alleged spy also reportedly visited seminars and courses of NATO and should have conveyed information to Russia. According to SN, the "essentially confessing" suspect would generally have provided "soft information": "Who has what weaknesses, what are his preferences for drinking and eating and moods within the divisions of the army?" In addition, the coordinates of the Salzburg internet user from Salzburg were transmitted.
As reported online the "Kronen-Zeitung", it was not just about "soft information". He also reportedly provided "personality profiles of the members of the army leadership", additional details on the air force and artillery systems, as well as "concrete situation reports on the migration situation".
According to SN, the officer was badigned to the department of structural planning of the Ministry of Defense before his retirement, also reported Die Presse in its Saturday edition of an activity taking place directly at the Ministry in Vienna. The reference to the activity of espionage came from a "German service", writes the "Standard" also Saturday.
The colonel of the armed forces, now retired, has reportedly been spying on Russia for about 20 years in the army. The prosecution has determined, announced Friday in Vienna Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) and Defense Minister Mario Kunasek (FPÖ). Moscow rejected the accusations and spoke of a "worsening of relations" with Austria.
The prosecutor's office in Salzburg has confirmed the receipt of an announcement. "The subject of the presentation is the charge against a Salzburg officer aged 70 in the Austrian army, after which this information was transmitted to a foreign intelligence service", said the prosecutor's office. She also considered the report in the sense of the crime of treason of state secrets (§ 252 Abs 1 StGB).
Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl (FPÖ) quoted Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Nikitin at the Foreign Ministry and at the same time canceled his planned trip to Russia for the beginning of the month. December. Kneissl warned the APA that the deal could hurt relations with Moscow. "If current suspicions confirm this, it would be a heavy burden for bilateral relations between Austria and Russia," said the Foreign Minister.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov immediately rejected the accusations. "We are accused and there are demands to apologize for something we do not know," Lavrov quoted Interfax as saying. The minister was in Moscow "unpleasantly surprised" by this case.
However, in the context of the espionage case, the opposition considers the ruling party, the FPÖ, as a "security risk". The founder of the list, Peter Pilz, Green MEP Michel Reimon and NEOS defense spokesman Douglas Hoyos, recalled the blue friendship treaty concluded with the Russian presidential party "United Russia ". Such a contract is "unacceptable," said Reimon. The NEOS expect in this respect a "word of power" from Federal Chancellor Kurz.
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