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04/09/2021 | News release | Archived content

Parliament 1918-1920: Response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Austrian Officer’s Request

Parliament 1918-1920: Response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Austrian Officer's Request

On 2 January 1920, the Austrian being charged with espionage applied to the Judicial Committee of Parliament, requesting to pardon him.

'Being informed that after the war, as a spy, sentenced to torturous work for 15 years the Austrian officer Morokoti made a request to the Parliament, asking to pardon him, and the presidency handed over his petition to the Judicial Committee for examination, I am obliged to inform you that the English Investigation Division obtained a document, which undoubtedly approves the fact of Morokuti being Austrian-German agent.

Informing you about this, I ask you to assign the Judicial Committee to examine that document before giving conclusion about that case, and its copy will be soon sent to you.'