transafiŝita el: https://lemmy.ml/post/26823055
MajaA readable article (not video) about the case:
Notably, Maja T. was extradited from Germany to Hungary by cops who were unaware or ignorant of the Federal Constitutional Court's order to stop the extradition.
Some other participants will be tried in their native countries, while some are still being sought. One accused person (Ilaria Salis) obtained diplomatic immunity by being elected into EuroParl from Italy, and was subsequently released by Hungary.
The alleged crime: a violent confrontation with far rightists, likely during their procession commemorating a breakout attempt of Nazi soldiers from a Soviet siege during World War 2. Cops have said that "striking tools" were used. We don't know currently if those were mere flagpoles or something else.
Charges have been raised by Hungary of forming a criminal organization and causing serious ("life-threatening") bodily harm.
We don't currently know if the charges are bogus. Due to the "organization" part (90% likely bogus) and a considerable presence of women among the alleged attackers (women are not the statistically likely candidates to undertake melee fighting), I think charges are exaggerated. However, the medical reality seems to be that 4 people arrived in hospital with "serious injuries", and had to get these somehow.
Given the situation with democracy and independence of the courts in Hungary, I think it would have been better if all defendants would have been tried in their home countries. Now we can only observe the differences in outcomes.
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it is difficult to help them (short of electing them to a parliament)
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if one crosses a border with the possibility of getting involved in violence, one has to be very careful, given that maintaining anonymity during international travel is near impossible
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one should get acquainted with local laws, know what methods of fighting may lead to what charges
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one should not leave any impression of being an organization
My own experience: for the first time, a Pride parade was being held in Vilnius, Lithuania. A friend from the local LGBT scene who was also an anarchist asked if I'd want to join. I said yes. Since we had good reason to believe that boneheads whose neck diameter equals their head diameter would show up, I researched what could be brought along to Lithuania from Estonia without a fuss.
Apparently, pepper spray was legal all the way down to Lithuania, so I chose to bring 3 industrial-sized cans of pepper spray, the kind cops use for riot control. There being no upper limit, I knew I could not be accused of carrying too much. I also brought a moped helmet with a visor. In the end, violent boneheads did show up, but spent their energy throwing things at cops and getting sprayed by them.
Unfortunately, had the setting been Hungary, my conclusion would have been that "pepper spray is illegal" - apparently their government does not want people to have convenient and safe means of self defense. :(
Generally, it's always smart to leave violent confrontations to locals, as they know better and can hide themselves better.