Salzburg prosecutors launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the jaunt taken by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, along with friends and members of his family, in 2002 to the Austrian Alps. Allegedly, the Austrian National Olympic Committee invited him to take this trip to avoid the EU entry ban that was in place for Lukashenko at the time. Lukashenko’s €200,000 bill was also allegedly paid by the commercial group “Casinos Austria.” According to Leo Wallner, then National Olympic Committee head and the owner of Casinos Austria, this was done “in the interests of Austrian business.” Indeed, following Lukashenko’s trip, a number of large Belarus enterprises were transferred to Austrian owners.
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