Benko-U-Liability Renewed: First Case for the Oberlandesgericht

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The fallen real estate tycoon René Benko has been in pre-trial custody for more than a year. For the first time, however, he has appealed to the Ober-Instanz with a complaint – and has flashed off.

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After the further prolongation of his pretrial detention due to "concrete threat of crime" on 23 December 2025, Immo-Pleitier René Benko brought the first detention complaint to the instance. And flashed off with it! In another causa he was more successful. "After more than seven weeks, the Higher Regional Court of Vienna decided on the detention complaint of our client and gave him no consequence. From the point of view of the defense, the deci…

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The insolvent founder of Signa did not want to answer any questions about the "Chalet N" in the U-Committee. He had subsequently drafted a penalty of 700 euros, which, according to the Verwaltungsgerichtshof, was not lawful.

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The insolvent real estate entrepreneur and Signa founder René Benko remains in custody. The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Vienna has rejected a complaint from Benko's lawyer against the continuation of the U-liability.

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Insolvent founder of Signa René Benko remains in custody.

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In its decision, the Austrian Supreme Court of Vienna assumes that Benko is "intrusively suspected of committing serious fraud, infidelity and fraudulent crime, as well as forgery of evidence. The court sees the reason for the danger of committing a crime in the fear, based on "numerous concrete findings", that Benko will freely commit further acts with high damage to foreign assets. Benko has been in custody since January 2025 In view of the sp…