In the end, the jury found: Yes, in their opinion, Egisto Ott, former chief inspector of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Combating Terrorism (BVT), spied for Russia. The verdict is not final and Ott appealed. The expert Thomas Riegler takes stock of the biggest espionage case in recent years, talks about open questions and how Austria’s counter-espionage system is doing.
