"The only crime in this story is the secret wiretapping and illegal recordings, which they concealed for two years, waiting for the right moment for the "shot. Yes, this was a premeditated political assassination." said Heinz-Christian Strache. 

Austria's outgoing vice chancellor

The scandal surrounding Strache erupted over a video in which a man who looks like a politician promises a woman, identified as the niece of a Russian oligarch, access to state contracts in exchange for campaign financing. The Austrian Supreme Prosecutor's Office promised to investigate the evidence of possible corruption conspiracy, and the scandal, according to the Austrian media, could serve as a basis for the dissolution of the ruling coalition and early elections.