VIENNA (AP) — The former Austrian vice chancellor and ex-leader of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party went on trial Tuesday for corruption charges at a Vienna court.Heinz-Christian Strache is accused of trying to change laws in order to favor a private hospital in
The former Austrian vice-chancellor and ex-leader of Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party went on trial Tuesday for corruption charges at a Vienna court.
Heinz-Christian Strache is accused of trying to change laws in order to favor a private hospital in exchange for donations.
Prosecutors allege that Strache accepted a 10,000-euro ($11,850) donation for his party in exchange for a legal amendment that would have benefitted the donor’s private hospital by bringing it under a public funding umbrella. The trial, which opened Tuesday, is expected to last for four days.
If convicted, Strache he could face a prison sentence ranging from 6 months to 5 years.
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