Egisto Otto, a former employee of the Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the Fight against Terrorism (BVT – stopped working), was arrested on suspicion of spying for Moscow. This was announced by Nina Bussek, press secretary of the country’s prosecutor’s office, Austrian television channel reported. CUSTOM.
Otto is under investigation by Vienna prosecutors on charges of abuse of power and using secret intelligence services to Austria’s detriment.
As the TV channel stated, the investigation against him has been going on for many years; He is also accused of abusing his position as a BVT officer to resell confidential data.
In addition to Ott, his former son-in-law was also arrested and charged with complicity. The former BVT employee is linked to the former chief operating officer of the German company Wirecard, Austrian businessman Jan Marsalek, who led a group of Bulgarian citizens arrested in the UK on suspicion of spying for the Russian Federation.
In connection with current events regarding the Marsalek and Wirecard cases, as well as Otto’s transfer of data from the smartphones of three former Interior Ministry senior officials to Russian intelligence services, the Green Party demanded the convening of the commission. The channel also added that the National Security Council.
Previously EY suspended He was banned from auditing public companies in Germany for two years because of the Wirecard scandal.