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In the early 2000s, as part of the payments made by Telekom Austria to the FPÖ, the ÖVP and the SPÖ, the first defendant, the former member of the Telekom fixed network, took the floor on the sixth day of the hearing.
19:49, 27 November 2018
Telekom Austria's money poured into the Valora Peter Hochegger also on Walter Meischberger, now co-accused in the Telecom Valora procedure. Meischberger's commitment was crucial for his close network with Telekom's owner's representative at the time, together with the former Minister of Finance. Karl-Heinz Grbader (FPÖ / ÖVP), today, Tuesday, the main defendant described Rudolf Fischer,
Fischer Meischberger, former CEO of Telekom, met for the first time in 2001, according to their own information, at a golf tournament. In 2003, at the request of Hochegger, he was discussing closer cooperation with Meischberger. Meischberger first held several projects for Telekom, then received a monthly subscription of 10,000 net euros between 2006 and 2008 – with Telekom money, managed via Hochegger.
Access to Grbader
"The focus was then on direct access to the owner's representative," Fischer said today, Grbader explains. This was for the telecom "extremely valuable". Because the representative of the owners, the Minister of Finance, information on telecommunications only on the former ÖIAG state holding have been filtered. With respect to Meischberger, direct communication with the Minister of Finance was possible, is it justified?
The monthly subscription for Meischberger was in line with that of Fischer, said the former Telekom board. If Meischberger was worth his money, the judge wanted to know. In 2007, after that, he did not worry anymore, said Fischer. Grbader resigned from the government in early 2007. Meischberger knew what people think in clubs and told him about it, Fischer praised his work.
100,000 euros for the election campaign
Previously, Telekom's 100,000 euros for the ÖVP election campaign had once again been discussed today. It was a sponsorship for the 2006 National Council election, Fischer said. But the telecoms also gave money to the red rivals of the ÖVP: the SPÖ had then received 20,000 euros from Telekom, the payment had been paid via echo Werbeagentur, as described Hochegger, a study on newspapers free. The connected judge, 100 000 euros have received the ÖVP for the election campaign and the SPÖ 20 000 euros? "A bit," Hochegger said today in the process.
However, the former SPÖ spokesperson, Telekom, also received Kurt Gartlehner, Telecom money on Hochegger. As a parliamentarian, he was particularly important for lobbying activities, said Hochegger and Fischer. There have also been regular "lunches" with the telecoms of all parliamentary groups. These events were part of the "parliamentary footwork" – says PR, he said. These were important issues for Telekom.
"Tricky" payment
Fischer pointed out that he has always responded only to outside sponsorship applications, even if you have imposed yourself on anyone. The payment method on the company Hocheggers, Valora, was chosen because the telecoms themselves were rather dominated in red and, as a result, payments to the ÖVP and the FPÖ would have led to internal discussions . But also because they were "difficult" payments. In addition to the points where he has already pleaded guilty, all payments have been offset by Telekom's correspondent services, Fischer said.
Fischer pleaded guilty in the process of paying former ex-Chancellor Hubert Gorbach, former FPÖ political minister, to former Infrastructure Minister Mathias Reichhold and Reinhart Gaugg. In addition, he pleaded guilty to paying a Christian telecom unionist because of payments made to Walter Meischberger in 2008 and the second payment for Ramsau Golf. He is accused of infidelity against Telekom.
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