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Title: Austrian court sentences anti-state group members to 14 years in prison Post by: Tender Branson on January 26, 2019, 02:59:19 AM The 42-year-old woman, named in media reports as Monika Unger, created an organisation called the Staatenbund ("Federation of States") in 2015, which counts around 2,600 members.
She had attempted to "order" the Austrian army to overthrow the government as well as asking for military assistance from Russian President Vladimir Putin. The judge in the court in the southern city of Graz justified the heavy penalty, saying it gave a "clear signal that anti-state activities will not be tolerated". Unger went on trial along with 13 other members of the movement who were arrested in a wave of arrests in April 2017 involving more than 450 police officers. https://www.thelocal.at/20190125/president-of-austrian-anti-state-group-jailed-for-14-years Title: Re: Austrian court sentences anti-state group members to 14 years in prison Post by: Antonio the Sixth on January 26, 2019, 07:28:16 PM These people are creeps but these sentences are excessive.
Title: Re: Austrian court sentences anti-state group members to 14 years in prison Post by: MASHED POTATOES. VOTE! on January 27, 2019, 05:12:18 PM What's German for "I'm not driving, I'm traveling"?
Title: Re: Austrian court sentences anti-state group members to 14 years in prison Post by: they don't love you like i love you on January 27, 2019, 09:19:27 PM These people are creeps but these sentences are excessive. 3-10 years is pretty mild for trying to overthrow the government. |