Emergency Surgery for Karl-Heinz Grasser

Former Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, who was legally sentenced to a four-year prison term in the BUWOG scandal and is currently serving his sentence in the Innsbruck correctional facility, experienced a sudden health issue that required immediate medical emergency measures. Grasser's long-time lawyer Manfred Ainedter confirmed this information to the APA.

Emergency Operation for Grasser: According to Lawyer "Life-Threatening Condition" for Former Finance Minister

"The condition was life-threatening," Ainedter said on Wednesday afternoon. The operation carried out at the beginning of the week went well, the danger to life has been averted, and Grasser is recovering in a hospital. "He is still not doing very well," Ainedter stated in a conversation with the APA. To protect the highly personal life area of his client, Ainedter did not answer any further questions. He appealed to the media to respect the privacy of Grasser and his family. There was no statement from the Innsbruck correctional facility and the Ministry of Justice. "Due to the personal rights and data protection of the individual, we do not comment on the health situation of inmates," said the Ministry of Justice in response to an APA inquiry.

Hochegger and Meischberger Hope for Postponement, Grasser for Ankle Bracelet

As reported by the "Standard" on Wednesday afternoon, Grasser has now applied for an ankle bracelet. This was submitted by his long-time lawyer Norbert Wess. While the former finance minister already began his sentence in Innsbruck on June 2, this is not yet the case for his two co-defendants, lobbyists Walter Meischberger and Peter Hochegger. They had requested a postponement of their imprisonment for health reasons, which was denied by the Vienna Regional Court, and the complaint of the second and third defendants in the BUWOG trial is currently with the Supreme Court (OGH), as stated today by the Regional Court to the APA.

(APA/Red)

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