For Sebastian Kurz, things will be serious: the Austrian National Council will soon have to decide on the lifting of the ex-Chancellor's immunity.
Vienna - Austrian public prosecutors have requested the lifting of the immunity of the MP and ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz *.
A corresponding request for extradition was confirmed by the Economic and Corruption Prosecutor's Office on Friday.
Parliament has to decide on this at one of its next sessions.
Until this decision, the investigation against the 35-year-old had been canceled for the time being, said a spokesman for the judicial authority.
The National Council is likely to comply with the request: The conservative ÖVP parliamentary group, which Kurz has been leading since Thursday, welcomed the move.
This will soon make it possible to refute the allegations against Kurz.
Shortly recently, Kurz had repeatedly fired violently against the public prosecutor's office for business and corruption * - to the outrage of the opposition.
Sebastian Kurz: suspension of immunity for Austria's ex-Chancellor?
Several investigations are ongoing
There are two investigations underway against the former head of government.
On the one hand, the public prosecutor is investigating the suspicion of a false statement in the Ibiza investigation committee.
In addition, Kurz and his management circle are said to have bought positive media reports and embellished surveys with tax money.
A total of ten people are investigated on suspicion of infidelity, bribery and corruption.
Kurz denies the allegations.
However, the affair has already had political consequences.
Since Tuesday, the former Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg * took over the business of government in Austria as Kurz's successor.
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