Judge questioned Austria's Kurz as part of perjury investigation


FILE PHOTO: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives for a European People's Party (EPP) meeting in Berlin, Germany, September 9, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) - A judge questioned Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for hours this month as part of an investigation by anti-corruption prosecutors into whether Kurz gave false testimony to a parliamentary commission, Kurz said on Wednesday.

Kurz could be charged with perjury as a result of the investigation, which began in May. He denies any wrongdoing.

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