Justice Minister wants to change plan for new authority

8. September 2026, 19:15

Justice Minister Anna Sporrer wants big changes. It is about the plan for a new federal prosecution office. Many experts criticize the current plan.

Anna Sporrer wants to protect the justice system. Politicians must not control investigations. Therefore she demands a longer term for the chiefs. They shall stay in office for 9 years. Before the plan was only 6 years.

The selection of the chiefs must be strict. Sporrer wants no lawyer interests in the office. Parliament shall only check finished cases. Ongoing investigations must stay secret. The federal chancellery must rewrite the draft now.

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Federal prosecution office: This is a planned top authority for prosecutors in Austria. It shall work free from politics.

People

Anna Sporrer: Anna Sporrer is a politician and the current justice minister in Austria.

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Austria: Austria is a country in Europe where the justice reform happens.

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Bundesstaatsanwaltschaft: Sporrer für „Überarbeitung“

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