Former Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser speaks to the media, next to his lawyers Manfred Ainedter and Norbert Wess, on the day he appears before the high court in Vienna, Austria, March 25, 2025.REUTERS/Lisa Leutner
VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's top court on Tuesday sentenced former Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser to four years in prison, dismissing his appeal against his 2020 conviction on corruption charges.
Austria's Supreme Court upheld allegations of corruption raised against Grasser but halved the original sentence of eight years handed down against the former political star. That verdict had not been legally binding pending appeal.
