Kickl to the BVT-U committee: "They were not there

The parliamentary inquiry commission on the case surrounding the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the Fight against Terrorism (BVT) reached its peak: on Tuesday morning, the Minister of Justice Interior, Herbert Kickl (FPÖ), was questioned from 2 pm, at the invitation of Michaela Kardeis, Director General of Public Security.

The opposition considers Kickl as responsible for the controversial and partly illegal raid in the BVT. The resignations were also strong. Kickl himself had not commented on his accusations in advance, but in extraordinary sessions of Parliament he justified his work and suggested that the opposition act as "conspiracy theorist". ".

"Did not send Goldgruber to the WKStA"

In Committee U, Kickl denied any responsibility on Tuesday. He said that he did not know all the actions of his employees. For problematic, he considered the "excessive reporting" of the media on the cause and the older grievances of the BAT. However, the opposition tried to show that Kickl had not responded well to parliamentary questions – he said he was not responsible for answering: his aides would take care of the issue.

Kickl also did not want his secretary general, Peter Goldgruber, to be appointed by unnumbered general secretary Peter Goldgruber to the Office of the Prosecutor for Economic Affairs and Corruption (WKStA): "I did not want not sent Peter Goldgruber to the WKStA. " He was new to the ministry at the time – and had something else to do. According to the "pressure of investigation" that Udo Lett, the employee of the Goldgrubers would have built, he knew nothing about it. Because: he sees himself responsible for the "political" work of the ministry – the rest will be supported by the officials.

Kickl, who had recently responded rather wisely to parliamentary questions in the questionnaire and received official calls, has long been silent in committees. It was only at the end of his questions that he put questions to the deputies – in such a mood that the chairman of the committee, Doris Bures (SPÖ), interrupted the meeting.

Amon asked once

Spicy: In addition to the opposition, the leader of the faction of the ÖVP, Werner Amon, has repeatedly criticized the role of the Ministry of the Interior and recently accused him of 39, be "brutal". At today's subcommittee, Amon did not ask Kickl any questions – "for tactical reasons," he explained. Amon did not return before the latest round of questions – for a brief question on the information policy between Goldgruber and the minister.

The interview with Kardeis in the afternoon was probably about a conversation on January 29 where she was witnessing. During the interview, Peter Goldgruber, Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, Peter Gridling, head of the BVT, allegedly asked infiltrators for the constitutional protection of right wing fraternities. According to Gridling, Goldgruber also wanted to know the names – which Goldgruber denies.

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