Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz confirmed Wednesday to lawmakers that he was under investigation by anti-corruption authorities.
The investigation centres on suspicion he made false statements to a parliamentary committee during the so-called Ibizagate.
The 2019 scandal led to the downfall of then-vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, who was Kurz coalition partner at the time.
While denying the allegations, Kurz suggested the probe would likely lead to a criminal charge and that he would comply with questioning should the case go before a judge, Austria s APA news agency reported.
He said he was not planning to resign.
The Ibizagate probe came after a video surfaced showing Strache appearing to offer favours to a purported Russian investor in return for her supporting his far-right Freedom Party.
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Prosecutors investigating Austria s Kurz over parliamentary testimony Reuters 2 hrs ago
VIENNA, May 12 (Reuters) - Anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz over possible false testimony to a parliamentary commission investigating the fallout from the so-called Ibiza sting video that felled a previous government.
Kurz told a news conference arranged at short notice on Wednesday that he and his chief of staff had been placed under investigation, adding: I knew there was a legal requirement to speak the truth in the commission and therefore of course always answered (questions) truthfully. (Reporting by Francois Murphy)
Austrian Chancellor Kurz confirms he is under investigation, denies wrongdoing
Sebastian Kurz stands accused of perjuring himself before a parliamentary committee investigating the so-called Ibiza Affair. The 2019 sting brought down the country s previous government and forced new elections.
Chancellor Kurz, known as the wunderwuzzi (whiz kid) at home, is confident corruption charges against him will be dropped
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday confirmed that he and Gerhard Bonelli, his chief of staff, are both under investigation by anti-corruption prosecutors . He is being investigated for possible false statements made to a parliamentary commission investigating the so-called Ibiza Affair a sting video that brought down the former government and forced new elections.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Wednesday that prosecutors had started investigating him after the opposition accused him of making false statements to a parliamentary committee on corruption