False Statement: Wolfgang Brandstetter Acquitted with Finality

After Brandstetter's acquittal in the proceedings before the Vienna Regional Court in August, the public prosecutor's office had filed an appeal, but this has now been withdrawn, as reported by the "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten" on Friday. Thus, the verdict is legally binding.

Acquittal for Former Justice Minister Brandstetter Legally Binding

Brandstetter was accused of falsely claiming in 2022, as a witness in the ÖVP corruption investigation committee, that he could not hand over his private mobile phone on February 25, 2021, on the orders of the public prosecutor's office because it was at home. However, based on the data from his phone, it was later revealed that the device was in his office. Brandstetter cited memory gaps due to health problems. For the judge, the intent was "not ascertainable with the required certainty."

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