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Postschacher? Prime Witness Thomas Schmid Testifys in the Wöbinger Trial

Summary by Die Presse
August Wöglinger is accused by the WKStA of incitement to abuse of office because he is said to have intervened for a mayor in the Ministry of Finance – at the then cabinet chief Thomas Schmid. The ÖVP club chief denies this. The "Presse" reports live from the court.

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The post-chacher trial against ÖVP-Klubobmann August Wöbinger and two financial officials will continue today (since 9.30 a.m.) in Linz. Above all, the questioning of the leniency witness Thomas Schmid is eagerly awaited. But before that the trial was interrupted twice – for curious reasons. krone.at reports live from the courtroom. Schmid, the then Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance, is said to have accepted Wöglinger's request for pe…

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The former top official in the Ministry of Finance has heavily charged the ÖVP club chief and another defendant in his confession

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August Wöglinger is accused by the WKStA of incitement to abuse of office because he is said to have intervened for a mayor in the Ministry of Finance – at the then cabinet chief Thomas Schmid. The ÖVP club chief denies this. The "Presse" reports live from the court.

·Vienna, Austria
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In the trial for alleged abuse of office against ÖVP-Klubobmann August Wöbinger, Thomas Schmid made serious accusations. Schmid said that Wöglinger had asked him to help with the occupation of a board post. On Monday, March 9, the trial for the alleged influence on a post in the Finanzamt Braunau took a new turn, and 5 minutes had already been reported. Thomas Schmid, former general secretary of the Finance Ministry and central figure in several…

Ex-Kabinettchef Thomas Schmid described in court the intervention of today's ÖVP-Klubchef and what triggered it. He also contradicted the ÖVP-Klubchef several times. "Wöglinger clearly said what he expected.

LINZ/BRAUNAU/VIENEN. In the trial against VP-Klubobmann August W geger and two financial officials for abuse of office, the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance, Thomas Schmid, charged W geger on Monday.

·Linz, Austria
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vienna.at broke the news in on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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