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(6 Jul 2021) The former leader of Austria's right-wing Freedom party and the country's former vice-chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, appeared in a Vienna court on Tuesday morning on charges of corruption.
Strache is accused of trying to change laws in order to favour a private hospital in exchange for donations.
According to the prosecution, Strache accepted a 10,000 euros (approx. 12,000 US dollars) donation for his party in exchange for a legal amendment that would have benefitted the donor's private hospital by bringing it under a public funding umbrella.
The trial is expected to last four days with Strache facing a possible prison sentence ranging from 6 months to 5 years if convicted.
Strache's legal team announced that neither Strache nor his lawyers will give any public statements during the duration of the trial.

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