2023-07-11 11:19:21
The Vienna public prosecutor’s office is investigating suspected fraud in a real estate project once morest ex-Chancellor Christian Kern. It is regarding a project related to the production of modular prefabricated real estate, in which a company in which Kern is involved was involved. Kern’s lawyer rejects the allegations once morest the APA, he expects the investigation to be stopped. The daily newspaper “Heute” had previously reported on the case.
A project that was initially supposed to have started successfully failed following one of the companies involved failed to make its payments. As a result, one of the business partners filed a fraud report once morest several people with the public prosecutor’s office, including Kern. The public prosecutor’s office confirmed the investigation into the case once morest three people and two companies suspected of serious fraud.
Kern’s attorney, Paul Kessler, denied the allegations to the APA. These are not substantial and “defamatory”. The business partner only wanted to put pressure on Kerns to take over the outstanding payments. He expects the case to be closed soon.
Kessler has already submitted a statement of facts to the police. Kern himself had already been questioned by the police. It is the presumption of innocence.
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