Austria’s Kurz, Inner Circle Ensnared in Corruption Probe
- Chancellor implicated by prosecutor in a bribery investigation
- Government denies wrongdoing, says it’s victim of witch hunt
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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and members of his inner circle were implicated in a sprawling corruption investigation that threatens to open a new chapter of political turbulence in the Alpine nation.
Offices at Kurz’s Chancellery and several other locations were raided on Wednesday, according to an emailed statement by anti-corruption prosecutors.