WKStA stopped in Causa around Demox Institute-Diepresse.com

The Economic and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (WKStA) has hired the procedure in the CAUSA for ministries commissioned by ÖVP-led surveys at the market and opinion research institute Demox Research. The reason is a decision by the Higher Regional Court of Vienna, according to which a house search was illegal. Had been investigated due to the suspicion of infidelity, severe fraud and limited competition in the case of award procedures.

As the WKStA informed in a broadcast on Thursday, the attitude is the result of the OLG decision of the previous year. As a result, the evidence ensured in the course of the house searches may not be used to the disadvantage of the accused. This was not demonstrable for a legally punishable behavior, according to the WKStA. The OLG had granted a complaint from Demox Managing Director Paul Unterhuber.

No further promising investigation measures

According to the OLG, there was no reasonable suspicion for the house search. Therefore, there should have been no judicial permit. According to the WKStA, the WKStA was available after the WKStA was available on the basis of the OLG decision on the basis of the OLG decision on the basis of the OLG decision. After approval of the corresponding project report, the attitudes were made by the Vienna Chief Prosecutor’s Office or the Ministry of Justice after the registration of the instructions. According to WKStA, the cause is complete.

Investigations into surveys of ÖVP-led ministries

The WKSTA’s investigation was about surveys by the Department of Defense, Agriculture and Economics, all under ÖVP-Egides, which were commissioned in the years 2021 and 2022 at the Demox Institute. The procedure had started after an advertisement with information from the parliamentary committee of inquiry.

For the WKStA, the suspicion had arisen that surveys had been commissioned on behalf of the three ministries, for which no or only partially factual necessity would have existed. At the same time, the surveys also had any questions of ministry, which may have served at least in some other purposes. Therefore, there was suspicion, the infidelity, fraud and competitive agreements. (APA)