After disturbing announcements with “Heil Hitler” and several “Sieg Heil” shouts in all carriages of an ÖBB railjet that was traveling from Bregenz to Vienna on Sunday, two people have been reported, according to the ÖBB.

UPDATE May 17, 2023: Confessions of suspects after a Hitler speech was broadcast on the ÖBB train. An adult and a young person are charged under the Prohibition Act. It is reported that three incidents involving “hijacked” speakers have already occurred. After a Hitler speech was broadcast over the loudspeaker system in an ÖBB railjet, two identified suspects confessed. They were questioned by the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Combating Terrorism (LVT) in Lower Austria. The Austrian citizens will be reported to the Vienna public prosecutor's office in accordance with the prohibition law.

Excerpts from a Hitler speech

The disturbing announcements were noticed last Sunday in an ÖBB railjet that was traveling from Bregenz to Vienna. Instead of the expected travel information, excerpts from a Hitler speech echoed through the train. In addition, there was incorrect and meaningless information for minutes.

David Stögmüller, MP for the Green Party, was in one of the carriages at the time and was able to capture the last seconds of the announcement on video.

According to ÖBB, this is not the first incident of this kind. A total of three cases were reported in which the loudspeaker system was “hijacked”. There were similar announcements in the previous incidents that took place on the route between St. Pölten and Vienna in the previous week.

The perpetrators were identified and reported through video analysis. It is believed that they opened the intercoms located in each car of the train with a special key that every railway employee has and then played the recordings. This also blocked the train's emergency telephones.

The distribution of National Socialist content is a violation of the Re-Activity Act and is punishable by law. The announcements were found to be particularly disruptive as they represented a clear violation of this law.

A spokesman for ÖBB emphasized that it was not a hacker or cyber attack. He further explained that playing harmless content, such as children's songs, over the emergency announcement systems was not a trivial offense and would have serious consequences.

ÖBB has assured that it will do everything in its power to prevent such incidents in the future and ensure the safety of its passengers. The exact circumstances of the incident remain under investigation and further information will be released in due course.

This incident highlights the need to be constantly vigilant against hate speech and far-right propaganda, including on public transport. It is vital that we work together as a society to prevent such offenses and ensure that everyone feels safe and respected, no matter where they are.

Update May 20, 2023

An adult and a juvenile have been traced and have confessed in this case. They are reported under the prohibition law, reports the Standard .

Source: the standard
article image: ÖBB


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