"Nazi-Ball" Projection Before Vienna Academics Ball: Proceedings Against JöH Dropped

This was confirmed by a PPO spokeswoman to the APA on Wednesday. Activists had projected a "Countdown to the Nazi Ball" onto the Outer Castle Gate for several days. The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (LSE) Vienna then investigated on suspicion of incitement.

The LSE Vienna confirmed this week to the APA a self-filed report and investigations on suspicion of incitement. The JöH not only criticized that investigations were initiated at all. They suspected, above all, that the authorities had intervened at the "prompt" of the organizer of the Academic Ball, FPÖ politician Udo Guggenbichler. This is also evident from the file, emphasized the student organization.

Academic Ball: Public Prosecutor's Office Vienna Closed Proceedings Against JöH

The Public Prosecutor's Office Vienna closed the proceedings after a review, confirmed their spokeswoman on Wednesday. "The fact that the Public Prosecutor's Office came to this decision in no time raises alarming questions about the misjudgment of the police lawyers and the constitutional protection. Apparently, the authorities have misused a law to protect minorities against a Jewish organization at the behest of the right-wing extremist politician Udo Guggenbichler," criticized the student organization again in a statement on Wednesday.

JöH President Alon Ishay demanded clarification: "The Academic Ball chief Guggenbichler shamelessly tried to misuse the offense of 'incitement' against Jewish students. (...) The constitutional protection should protect us from threats to democracy, but behaves like the private troop of FPÖ-Guggenbichler. We demand a comprehensive clarification of these scandalous events."

(APA/Red)

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