Posted on 12/15/2021 2:05:40 PM PST by ransomnote
According to reports, unvaccinated citizens in Austria could face prison time for failing to comply with the Covid-19 vaccine mandate currently in place.
Susanne Fürst of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), which voted against the amendment to an administrative law, warned that a year’s imprisonment could be introduced to punish the unvaccinated.
The amendment raises fines for failing to comply with the mandate from €726 (£617/$818) to €2,000 (£1,701/$2,255), whilst also increasing prison time for those who refuse to pay from four weeks up to a year.
Not only would Austrians who fail to comply with the vaccine mandate in February face fines of up to €7,200 (£6133), those who fail to pay would face a 12-month prison sentence.
The amendment also requires people who are jailed to pay for their own imprisonment.
The amendment states: “If detention is carried out by the courts, the associated costs shall be recovered by the courts from the obligated party in accordance with the provisions existing for the recovery of the costs of enforcing judicial penalties.”
Despite critics such as Fürst protesting that the amendment could be used to impose harsh punishments to further punish the unvaccinated, the measures were approved anyway.
Just as this was announced, then Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg stated that he would hit the unvaccinated with “penalties” for refusing to get vaccinated, while adding that they should “suffer.”
AFP = a bunch of ragtag Nazis = nothing even closely related to principled conservatism.
Au contraire, if you take a look at the AFP in Austria, they truly are the entree to the Fourth Reich. Hitler lovers. Its first leader, Anton Reinthaller, was a former Nazi functionary and SS officer, Started in 1956.
“Screw your freedom!” Arnold Schwarzenegger.....the eternal German (Austrian...same difference).
Update. Looks like Austria will hire people to hunt down vaxx refuseniks.
https://patriots.win/p/140vQrQ2Zo/austria-at-it-again/c/
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