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Disagreement over public question time and through-traffic ban in Bad Kreuzen: BAD KREUZEN. Two motions from the SPÖ recently sparked debate in the Bad Kreuzen ...
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Embezzlement trial: Former Linz mayor Luger acquitted: Former Linz mayor Klaus Luger is alleged to have commissioned an expert opinion from which he himself is ...
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Key FactsKlaus Luger acquitted in breach-of-trust trial
Aug 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: diepresse.com
- The court acquitted Luger, finding neither financial damage nor demonstrable knowing abuse of authority.
- According to the prosecution filing, Luger allegedly commissioned a legal opinion costing about €19,000 as mayor.
- Prosecutors linked the allegation to hearing questions allegedly given in advance to Dietmar Kerschbaum in 2017.
- Prosecutors are reviewing an anonymous submission concerning possible further breach-of-trust allegations; no investigation has begun.
Embezzlement trial: Public prosecutor's office appeals Luger's acquittal: LINZ. The Linz public prosecutor's office has filed an appeal with the ...
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OpinionComment: No "happy ending" yet for Klaus Luger - | Linz: After the acquittal of the former mayor of Linz, Klaus Luger, the Linz public prosecutor's office ...
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Trial against former Linz mayor: First acquittal, now appeal: Klaus Luger wurde der Vorwurf der Untreue zur Last gelegt. Der ehemalige Linzer SPÖ-Bürgermeister ...
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Paid articlePaywall Embezzlement trial: An expert opinion, a U-turn, and an acquittal for Luger: LINZ. Former Linz mayor Klaus Luger was back in court on Friday. The public ...
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Paid articlePaywall The verdict against Luger is expected this afternoon. The two summoned witnesses are not expected to appear in person. More information can be found in the ... Show more
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Upper Austrian News | OÖN
Liva scandal: Next court date set for former Linz mayor Klaus Luger - | Linz: Next Friday - | August 21 - | former Linz mayor Klaus Luger will once again have to ...
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The Lettners Combo performs at the Niku-Hof in Niederwaldkirchen: NIEDERWALDKIRCHEN. The courtyard of the NIKU Niederwaldkirchen cultural association will be ...
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Trial against former Linz mayor Luger continues on August 21: LINZ. The trial against former Linz mayor Klaus Luger for breach of trust will continue on August ...
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Breach of trust trial against Klaus Luger: One expert opinion, two interpretations
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Paid articlePaywall Liva scandal: Court date set for Linz's former mayor - | Linz: After the diversion order was overturned - | MeinBezirk reported - | former Linz mayor Klaus ...
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SPÖ Engerwitzdorf: Mario Moser-Luger donated match ball to local sports club - | Urfahr-Umgebung
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Important Commitment: Language Course “Mama Learns German” Strengthens Local Integration - | Urfahr-Umgebung
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Trial against former Linz mayor Luger on July 3: LINZ. After the diversion was overturned, it was announced on Thursday that the trial against former Linz mayor ...
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Luger trial: Will the city of Linz waive 725,000 euros?: LINZ. In Linz city politics, a dispute has erupted over the actual amount of damages suffered following ...
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Paid articlePaywall Diversion overturned: Former Linz mayor Klaus Luger must appear in court after all - | Linz
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OpinionCausa Wöginger und Luger: Justiz-Doppelmoral, Bürger sieht zwei verschiedene Maßstäbe - Rohrbach
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OpinionDiversion only where it belongs: The message from the judges of the Higher Regional Court is clear: We will not allow politicians to buy their way out of trouble ...
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Paid articlePaywall Strong connection: Ottensheim's Danube love - | Anna Luger and her festival home game - | Urfahr-Umgebung
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Public Prosecutor's Office challenges diversion for former Linz mayor Klaus Luger
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OpinionEditorial: Chicken, politics and diversions: Luger & Wöginger: Why diversion is not a particularly good idea for prominent politicians.
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Paid articlePaywall One year of Mayor Prammer: "The time after the resignation was the most intense" - | Linz
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Proceedings against former Linz mayor Klaus Luger for breach of trust discontinued through diversion
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Engerwitzdorf helps: Solidarity in the region - | more than 26,000 euros for CliniClowns - | Urfahr-Umgebung
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700 guests at the Linz mayor's New Year's reception: LINZ. For the first time since Klaus Luger's era, Linz Mayor Dietmar Prammer (both SPÖ) hosted ...
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20.000 Euro: Diversion für Linzer Ex-Bürgermeister Luger: Luger hätte sich am 8. Dezember wegen Untreue vor Gericht verantworten müssen. Das Geld ist bereits ...
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Public prosecutor's office will not accept diversion offer to Luger: LINZ. There will probably be no easy solution for former mayor Klaus Luger (SPÖ) ...
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Breach of trust trial against former Linz mayor Luger starts on Friday: LINZ. On Friday, former Linz mayor Klaus Luger (SPÖ) must appear in court on charges of ...
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Last meeting & budget: Linz City Council meets twice this week - | Linz: Two meetings of the Linz City Council are scheduled for this week. The last regular ...
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Embezzlement trial: Klaus Luger has reimbursed LIVA for the costs of the expert opinion
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Paid articlePaywallFormer mayor Klaus Luger in court on December 12: LINZ. The trial date for the resigned mayor of Linz, Klaus Luger (SPÖ), has been set. He will appear before the ...
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What complicates the criminal complaint against Klaus Luger for breach of trust: LINZ. What is the value of an expert opinion if important preliminary ...
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Paid articlePaywall Kerschbaum-Luger chats: How the OÖN uncovered the LIVA scandal a year ago and changed Linz
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Paid articlePaywall Luger case: Criminal investigations are complete: LINZ. The public prosecutor's office confirms that it has received the final report ...
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Paid articlePaywall What the dry and snow-poor winter means for groundwater: LINZ. This winter in Upper Austria saw 43 percent less precipitation than in an average year ...
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Paid articlePaywallKlaus Eckel reads in Linz: LINZ. Cabaret artist and author Klaus Eckel is a guest at the Thalia on the Landstrasse on Wednesday, February 26th.
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Photo gallery: Photos from the Eilischo Rufling carnival parade: In glorious weather on February 9, several records were set at the Eilischo Rufling carnival ...
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Why Klaus Luger is still mayor on Facebook: LINZ. The Facebook fan page belongs to the ex-mayor privately, and he has not changed the name of the page despite ...
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Paid articlePaywall Prammer in the ZiB2: Possible blue-black government "certainly helped": LINZ. The future mayor of Linz, Dietmar Prammer, spoke in the ZiB2 about his election ...
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Contract awarding in Linz city council fuels the rumor mill: LINZ. Why does the company name of the wife of ex-mayor Klaus Luger (SP) appear on the city's ...
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Paid articlePaywall Mayoral election: SPÖ throws all its strength into the fight for Linz: LINZ. Dietmar Prammer is to save the office after the Luger debacle - | ÖVP and FPÖ sense ...
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Paid articlePaywall Dornauer scandal: another test for Andreas Babler: If it turns out that Georg Dornauer lied about his hunting trip, his only option is to resign ...
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LIVA affair: Did high-ranking municipal officials also know about the Luger chats?
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LIVA affair: The Luger case may have been known earlier: LINZ. The commercial director of LIVA and the Brucknerhaus, Rene Esterbauer, has been suspended from his ...
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"Unfortunately, a lot has gone wrong": First interim result of the investigation into the Brucknerhaus affair
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Peter Filzmaier: | "A comprehensible logic of the ex-Luger voters": LINZ. Peter Filzmaier on the effects of the National Council election and the following ...
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