FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl has now also failed in the second instance with his lawsuit against PR consultant Wolfgang Rosam because of a secret CoV vaccination that he had alleged.
Specifically, it was about an appearance by Rosams on the broadcaster oe24.at, where he repeated rumors that the FPÖ boss could, contrary to his own statements, already be vaccinated against Covid-19. After the commercial court, Kickl also lost before the higher regional court in Vienna.
Rosam said on the air in autumn 2021 that he had heard a rumor about Kickl: “There are very bad tongues, I have to be careful what I say now. I’m not saying that’s the case, but I heard he was already vaccinated.”
Kickl countered this with a publicly presented negative antibody test – and the lawsuit for defamatory and credit-damaging statements. In July 2022, the Vienna Commercial Court dismissed Kickl’s request for injunctive relief and revocation.
Last week, the Higher Regional Court, headed by Judge Fritz Iby, confirmed the verdict of the first instance, agreeing with Rosam and dismissing Kickl’s lawsuit, the “Falter” reported today.
“In view of the great public interest in the position of politicians on the subject of ‘Covid vaccination’ at the time, there was a legitimate interest in the incriminated statement,” says the decision of March 28. In addition, Rosam did not start the rumor herself and distanced herself from it. Kickl now has to reimburse Rosam for procedural costs of 2,354 euros.
