FPÖ Member of Parliament Stefan will not be extradited after Stammtisch remark

The FPÖ member of parliament Harald Stefan will not be extradited after controversial remarks at a regulars' table discussion. A request from the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of incitement was unanimously rejected by the National Council on Wednesday. It was determined that the incriminated action was related to his political activity as a member of parliament.

"Rabble" Remark at FPÖ Regulars' Table: Public Prosecutor Filed Request

The reason for the investigations by the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office were Stefan's statements at a secretly recorded event in January of this year. At the FPÖ regulars' table in Simmering, the freedom party politician is said to have referred to Afghan refugees as "rabble".

During the plenary session, the remaining specialist committees were also elected. As agreed in December, a total of 30 committees (excluding subcommittees) will be established in this legislative period. Five of them had already been set up. The others have now been elected. New is the merging of the Human Rights and Ombudsman Committee as well as the Science and Research Committee. Subsequently, the session was interrupted for two and a half hours.

(APA/Red)

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