Breaking wind in public may be a social taboo, but it's not often that people face financial consequences for it.

But that was the case for one man in Austria, who was fined $564 after doing so at police in Vienna earlier this month.

It took the police in Vienna a while to get to the bottom of whether the malodorous misconduct on June 5 actually merited a sanction. They ultimately decided to fine the man for offending public decency.

The city's police have defended the fine, saying it was for more than that.

The Österreich newspaper reported that the penalty stemmed from an incident on 5 June and that the offender was fined for offending public decency.

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City police wrote on Twitter that “of course no one is reported for accidentally letting one go”.

They added that the man had behaved provocatively and uncooperatively during an encounter with officers that preceded the incident.

He got up from a park bench, looked at officers and “let go a massive intestinal wind apparently with full intent”, they said.

And, as the suspect found to his own cost, members of the city's police force "prefer not to be farted at".

Police noted that the decision could be appealed against.

Breaking wind in public may be a social taboo, but it's not often that people face financial consequences for it. But that was the case for one man in Austria, who was fined $564 after doing so at police in Vienna earlier this month.

Breaking wind in public may be a social taboo, but it's not often that people face financial consequences for it. But that was the case for one man in Austria, who was fined $564 after doing so at police in Vienna earlier this month. It took the police in Vienna a while to get to the bottom of whether the malodorous misconduct on June 5 actually merited a sanction. They ultimately decided to fine the man for offending public decency. The city's police have defended the fine, saying it was for more than that. The Österreich newspaper reported that the penalty stemmed from an incident on 5 June and that the offender was fined for offending public decency. Also read: Could farts transmit COVID-19? City police wrote on Twitter that “of course no one is reported for accidentally letting one go”. They added that the man had behaved provocatively and uncooperatively during an encounter with officers that preceded the incident. He got up from a park bench, looked at officers and “let go a massive intestinal wind apparently with full intent”, they said. And, as the suspect found to his own cost, members of the city's police force "prefer not to be farted at". Police noted that the decision could be appealed against.

Austrian police defend decision to fine man after 'provocative' fart

Hungarian police have detained a Pakistani migrant wanted for murdering around 70 people in his home country, Hungarian and Austrian police said on Wednesday.

In a statement, police in Hungary&rsquo;s Bacs-Kiskun county said they had stopped a group of illegal migrants near the southern border with Serbia on Tuesday and identified the 35-year-old man among them.

The police identified him only by the initials A.Z. and said he was the target of an international arrest warrant issued by Pakistan.

They said he was being held in Hungary but gave no further details.

Austrian police issued a statement saying the arrest had been made after a tip-off from Austria to Hungarian authorities.

They said the man had been planning to go to Austria with the help of people-smugglers.

They declined to identify him on grounds of Austria&rsquo;s data protection rules.

Hungarian police have detained a Pakistani migrant wanted for murdering around 70 people in his home country, Hungarian and Austrian police said on Wednesday.

Hungarian police have detained a Pakistani migrant wanted for murdering around 70 people in his home country, Hungarian and Austrian police said on Wednesday. In a statement, police in Hungary’s Bacs-Kiskun county said they had stopped a group of illegal migrants near the southern border with Serbia on Tuesday and identified the 35-year-old man among them. The police identified him only by the initials A.Z. and said he was the target of an international arrest warrant issued by Pakistan. They said he was being held in Hungary but gave no further details. Austrian police issued a statement saying the arrest had been made after a tip-off from Austria to Hungarian authorities. They said the man had been planning to go to Austria with the help of people-smugglers. They declined to identify him on grounds of Austria’s data protection rules.

Hungary detains migrant wanted for 70 murders in Pakistan: Police

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