Vienna  - An Austrian court on Tuesday found German state premier Dieter Althaus guilty of manslaughter by negligence and sentenced him to a fine of 33,300 euros
(41,900 dollars) on Tuesday for his involvement in a fatal skiing accident in Austria.

In addition, the court in Irdning ordered the premier of Thuringia to pay a fine of 5,000 euros in compensation to the husband of Beata Christandl, who died on January 1 after colliding with Althaus on a slope in the Austrian province of Styria.