The trial of subsidy fraud at the “Multiversum” performance center in Schwechat (Lower Austria) ended with nine acquittals and one guilty verdict in some areas. The court found no fault in ex-world champion Werner Schlager or ex-mayor Hannes Fazekas.
Werner Schlager became world champion in table tennis in 2003 by beating the then dominant Chinese. An international sensation that should stimulate sport in Austria. A “Werner Schlager Academy” was founded in Schwechat, which is to become an international table tennis and training center. But there is a huge lack of funding, and that is why the federal government is also asking for funding. In these letters, the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Economic Affairs and Corruption (WkStA) suspected deliberate fraud. However, the court could not find this allegation in the process that has been running since November. For the chairwoman Claudia Moravec-Loidolt, a “quite clear picture” emerged. The allegations against Werner Schlager seemed puzzling from the start. After all, thanks to him, an EM took place in the “Multiversum”. Ex-Managing Director sentenced Only one ex-Managing Director of the “Multiversum” was – not legally binding – sentenced to 18 months conditionally for breach of trust in connection with a loan. The lawyers, among them Thomas Kralik, Roland Kier and Martin Riedl, were satisfied.
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