He is regarded as a prime example of integration and was the first African in the ranks of the Vienna police force – but now the model police officer himself is a case for the judiciary: the corruption prosecutor’s office is investigating, among other things, on suspicion of serious fraud. The accusations resemble the script for a crime thriller.Specifically, it concerns two Arabs who wanted to settle a real estate deal in Austria. Right in the middle of it is also the police inspector with Congolese roots, who so far has had a spotlessly clean career in the civil service: from the armed forces to the judiciary to the executive in the federal capital.The accusations against the multicultural role model officer are serious. According to investigations by the Economic and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, the police officer lured the two investors into the trap of a fictitious deal. As in a “crime scene” thriller, with blue lights and in uniform (!), the two unsuspecting businessmen were then “arrested”. In order to spare them problems because of alleged black money, the Top Cop with an accomplice took up to eight million Euros from them.Only a few days later and after the initial shock, the whole thing seemed strange to the two Arabs. They went with the adventurous sounding story to colleagues of the accused and filed charges.A spokesman for the judiciary confirmed these suspicious facts at the request of the newspaper “Krone”: “We are investigating abuse of official authority and serious commercial fraud. The first African in the ranks of the Vienna police was temporarily suspended. In the event of a possible trial and conviction, several years of imprisonment are threatened.
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