The investigation into the Vienna attack, which killed four people in early November 2020, gave rise to a first indictment, targeting a 25-year-old Chechen suspected of being a jihadist, AFP learned Thursday (August 19th). judicial.
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The Vienna prosecutor's office has filed an indictment against him for belonging to a terrorist organization
," a spokeswoman for the Sankt-Pölten regional court (northeast) told AFP.
It is indeed in this city in northeastern Austria that the suspect is accused of participating in meetings with supporters of the Islamic State (IS) group and "
disseminating terrorist propaganda
", according to reports. of the daily Der Standard which had access to the file. Presented in the press as Ali K., the young man was arrested in the hours following the attack in Vienna and is still in pre-trial detention.
The perpetrator of the attack, Kujtim Fejzulai, killed by the police at the time of the incident, "
would have attended these meetings at least twice
", according to the newspaper.
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No trial date has been set
" at this stage, said the representative of the court, while it remains to determine the competent court, Vienna or Santk-Pölten.
In addition to this procedure, Ali K. is the subject of a separate investigation into his direct role in the attack of November 2, still ongoing, specifies Der Standard, mentioning his presumed presence during a meeting between German and Swiss jihadists. and Austrians in July 2020 in Vienna.
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A dozen other suspects arrested after the tragedy are still in detention but have not yet been charged with charges.
