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Passport Scandal at Austria’s London Embassy: 79 Documents Issued Illegally

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger reported 79 unlawfully issued documents involving 39 people at Austria’s embassy in London.
  • She said the documents were issued without the recipients meeting the requirement for Austrian citizenship.
  • The documents have been declared invalid and withdrawn, while it remains unclear whether all were passports.

Irregularities at Austria’s embassy in London led to the discovery of 79 unlawfully issued documents involving 39 people, according to Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger.

In a response to a parliamentary inquiry, Meinl-Reisinger said the documents had been issued even though the recipients did not meet the requirement of Austrian citizenship. “The issuance was unlawful because the requirement of Austrian citizenship was not met,” she said.

The travel documents have since been declared invalid and withdrawn. It remains unclear whether all 79 documents were passports.

The issuance was unlawful because the requirement of Austrian citizenship was not met.

· Beate Meinl-ReisingerAustria’s foreign minister explained the legal basis for invalidating the documents.
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