[Commentary] Ibizagate - A Lesson from the Right to Everyone 2019-06-06

Ibizagate has hit like a bomb. Dubious masterminds have set a trap for the head of the FPÖ before the 2017 national elections. And the recordings show how Heinz-Christian Strache (FPÖ) offers public contracts in return for a positive press coverage before the 2017 national elections. [1] [2] [3] [4] [4,alt]
  1. In July 2017 and before the national election of 2017, Heinz-Christian Strache (FPÖ) and Johann Gudenus (FPÖ) met with an alleged niece of the Russian oligarch Igor Makarow in Ibiza.
  2. Strache (FPÖ) and Gudenus (FPÖ) talked for 6 hours with the alleged niece how she could invest money so that it benefits the FPÖ in the election campaign. Gudenus (FPÖ) translates German-Russian and Russian-German.
  3. One suggestion is to buy a part of the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung so that it reports in the sense of the FPÖ. Strache (FPÖ) expects better election results for the FPÖ from this.
  4. Strache (FPÖ) offers public contracts for road construction in return.
  5. Strache (FPÖ) however assures that everything is to be legally compliant, legal and compatible with the program of the FPÖ.
  6. The story was published by the German newspapers Spiegel and Süddeutsche Zeitung.
[1] [2] [3] [4] [4,alt] The unfolding of events has plunged Austria into a deep crisis. The recordings have meanwhile led to the end of the coalition of ÖVP and FPÖ. And now the chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) was relieved by a motion of no confidence from Office.

The damage is particularly great since the FPÖ maintains the image of being a non-corruptible party to the outside. And the released video dismantles this image. Thus the FPÖ teaches all that one should trust hopefuls only partially. However the events have also led German politicians to display a misplaced arrogance and self-righteousness since German politicians are prone to corruption. See: Corruption

Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) for example accepted a donation of 100,000 DM from the dubious arms dealer Karlheinz Schreiber in 1994. The donation was uncovered as part of a process involving the diversion of millions of CDU party assets into foreign accounts. [5] When Schäuble (CDU) was appointed Federal Finance Minister in 2009, Dutch journalist Rob Savelberg from De Telegraaf asked why Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) trusts Schäuble (CDU). However Merkel (CDU) has not explained why she trusts Schäuble (CDU) but only that she trusts Schäuble (CDU). [6] [7]

And in 2016 the SPD had the so-called Rent a Sozi Affair where lobbyists met with SPD ministers. The agency Network Media GmbH (NWMD) of the SPD party newspaper Vorwärts (Forward) offered dates with ministers and other top officials of the SPD in return for money. On these dates among others the then Minister of Justice Heiko Maas, the then Minister of Labor Andrea Nahles, the then Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks, the then Family Minister Manuela Schwesig, then fraction leader Thomas Oppermann and the then General Secretary Katarina Barley participated. [8] [9] [10]

Despite the obvious offenses the prosecutor has not been investigated by the SPD. This is because in Germany according to Article 146 of the Judiciary Act the public prosecutor's office must comply with the official instructions of their supervisor and at that time Heiko Maas (SPD) was Minister of Justice. After the meetings have provoked a criticism they were then set. [11] [12] [13] [14]

[1] Österreich - FPÖ-Chef stellte gegen Wahlkampfhilfe Staatsaufträge in Aussicht 2019-05-17
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/heinz-christian-strache-geheim-videos-belasten-fpoe-chef-a-1268059.html#ref=rss
[2] Das Strache-Video
http://www.sz.de/StracheVideo
[3] TREFFEN MIT ANGEBLICHER RUSSIN : Heimliches Video bringt FPÖ-Politiker Strache in Bedrängnis 2019-05-17
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/oesterreich-heimliches-video-bringt-fpoe-politiker-strache-in-bedraengnis-16193169.html
[4] Die geheimen Strache-Videos: Worum es geht 2019-05-17
https://youtu.be/KqE6X7uHt38
[4,alt] WELT DOKUMENT: Ausschnitte von Straches Alkoholabend mit schöner Russin auf Ibiza 2019-05-18
https://youtu.be/Qztkf6bHkN0
[5] Ibiza-Video - Was nicht gezeigt wird, ist „eklig und entlarvend“ 2019-05-23
https://www.krone.at/1927731
[5] Schreibers 100.000-Mark-Spende - Schäuble verweigert die Aussage 2000-08-28
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/schreibers-100-000-mark-spende-schaeuble-verweigert-die-aussage-a-90996.html
[6] Schäuble und die legendäre Bargeldspende 2017-09-09
https://www.spreezeitung.de/3547/wolfgang-schaeuble-cdu-und-die-legendaere-bargeldspende-interview-mit-rob-savelberg/
[7] Merkel zu Finanzminister Schäuble und den 100.000 D-Mark 2009-10-24
https://youtu.be/XaWE8K2nRVs
[8] PARTEINAHE AGENTUR : Termine mit SPD-Ministern gegen Geld 2016-11-22
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/spd-agentur-bietet-gegen-geld-termine-mit-politikern-14539365.html
[9] Lobbyismus : Ein Minister für 7.000 Euro 2016-11-22
https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2016-11/lobbyismus-spd-politiker-treffen-zahlungen-frontal-21
[10] Lobbyismus - SPD vermittelt Minister offenbar für Geld 2016-11-22
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/lobbyismus-spd-vermittelt-minister-offenbar-fuer-geld/14876640.html
[11] Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz (GVG) - § 146
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gvg/__146.html
[12] Parteifinanzierung - SPD-Agentur vermittelt Treffen mit Ministern gegen Geld 2016-11-22
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/parteifinanzierung-spd-agentur-vermittelt-treffen-mit-ministern-gegen-geld-a-1122471.html
[13] Angebliche Ministertreffen gegen Geld - SPD-Agentur weist Vorwürfe zurück 2016-11-22
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/spd-agentur-dementiert-kein-politikertreffen-gegen-geld-a-1122573.html
[14] Gesponserte Treffen - SPD beendet "Rent a Sozi" 2016-11-23
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/spd-beendet-rent-a-sozi-gespraechsreihe-a-1122702.html

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