Publisher in Carinthia Sentenced to 96,000 Euros in Fine

"I am one of the richest Austrians: Entrepreneurs must pay 96,000 euros in penalty and 5800 euros in damages. At the beginning of the dispute with a young man stood a protective foil for the mobile phone.

A prominent millionaire was sentenced in Klagenfurt for slander and threat to a fine of 96,000 euros. The case should go to the next instance.

The Austrian publisher is supposed to pay 96,000 euros in penalty after heated scenes in a mobile phone shop. The verdict is not yet final.

96,000 Euro penalty after heated scenes in mobile phone shop - defendant against police officers: "I am one of the richest Austrians" - Not legally valid

The defendant is said to have threatened a mobile phone shop apprentice and claimed to have been beaten down by him. The verdict is not valid.

An Austrian publisher was sentenced to a fine of 96,000 euros on Friday at the Landesgericht Klagenfurt for dangerous threats and slander. The man had threatened a mobile phone shop apprentice with the destruction of his image and indicated to the police that he had been beaten down by this "brutalst", but that was not true. The verdict was not valid for the time being.