Austria: Corrupt Police Dept in Trouble Again

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Several high-ranking Vienna police officials face disciplinary action for holding an after-hours party at a restaurant that featured a stripper dressed as a young girl in pigtails, authorities said Sunday.

Karl Mahrer, commander of the force in the Austrian capital, said he ordered a disciplinary review after the officials, whose names were not released, celebrated with the stripper on at least three separate occasions while off-duty.

It was unclear how many officers were suspected of being involved.

Witnesses said the officials gathered at a Vienna restaurant, where they arranged for the striptease to be performed from behind a makeshift curtain that shielded their table.

Vienna's police department has been stung by a series of scandals in recent years, including allegations of embezzlement, misuse of funds and brutality.

Last month, a senior officer was convicted of abuse of power for ordering a raid on a casino to remove dark-skinned guests. Another high-ranking commander was convicted of criminal charges for alerting a brothel to an impending police raid to search for young immigrant women forced into prostitution...

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