Maja T., a nonbinary anti-fascist activist from Germany, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Budapest. The trial has been controversial and has political implications.

Maja T., a nonbinary anti-fascist activist from Germany, has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Budapest. The trial has been controversial and has political implications.

What I could not find in articles published in English is a mention of the very thin line of evidence. From Tagesschau (German article, translated with Deepl):

Little incriminating evidence

During the trial, the prosecution presented little evidence. Neither witness statements nor DNA evidence incriminated the accused. The prosecution argued on the basis of circumstantial evidence based on footage from a security camera near one of the crime scenes.

The prosecution stated that Maja T. could be seen in these images together with other attackers. The defence countered that the person who was supposed to be T. clearly did not have a weapon with her.

  • CyberEggOPEnglish
    5·
    10 hours ago

    And instead it’s their gender identity that the German courts are focusing on when it comes to extradition and human rights? SMH.

    No, that’s not a focus of the german court, the court only acknowledged their gender identity as a factor that, considering hungarian queerphobic policies, aggrevates the situation Maja T. could face in hungarian prisons and the judicial system in general.

    • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      10 hours ago

      Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court, however, ruled that this trial should not have taken place in Hungary, referring to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (EU) and the associated ban on inhumane treatment.

      Yup, you’re right, I should have read more carefully.