Langenlois Will Terminate Lease Agreement Following Schimanek Case

The forester's house is owned by the municipality of Langenlois, which has rented it to the Schimanek family since the 1970s. The main tenant was the recently deceased former FPÖ leader of Lower Austria, Hans Jörg Schimanek senior.

Schimanek Case: Nazi Memorabilia and Ammunition Found in Forester's House

Last November, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution conducted a house search in the forester's house to support the German security authorities. Among other things, Nazi memorabilia and ammunition were discovered. Schimanek himself is also being investigated in connection with the property. The office manager of the National Council President is a city councilor in Langenlois and had registered his main residence in the forester's house at the time of the house search. According to Mayor Harald Leopold (ÖVP), the FPÖ politician relocated his main residence a few weeks later, reported ORF.

Schimanek stated that he had nothing to do with the case and had not lived in the house for a long time. Rosenkranz also defended his long-time employee again on Monday and ruled out a suspension. The National Council President spoke in the Ö1 "Morning Journal" at worst of a "registration offense," and did not see any criminally relevant allegations in the case. Furthermore, the presumption of innocence applies. Rosenkranz also ruled out that Schimanek could have passed on sensitive data, such as about members of parliament, to right-wing extremists.

(APA/Red)

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