Ahmed H.'s trial - the statement of the solidarity campaign

Ahmed H.'s trial, act two - 2nd instance court decides Ahmed H.s
terrorism charges need to be re-consider due to "lack of reasoning and
interpretation"

Two days ago, on the 15th of June 2017 in Szeged, Hungary, Ahmed H. had
his second instance trial, after being sentenced to 10 years of prison
on the 30th of November 2016 for committing an "act of terrorism".

The prosecution, obviously, emphasized that the first instance hearings
followed European law guidelines. They demanded a higher sentence for
Ahmed H., close to 17,5 years. The new lawyer, P. Bárándy - former
minister of justice of the socialist-liberal coalition - seemed well
prepared and questioned many contradictory interpretations of the first
instance judgment.

The defense argued that the verdict is faulty, using "special" words to
create a "certain" atmosphere, containing non-relevant information (for
example Ahmed H's religious affiliations) and that "there are about 200
technical errors". The evidence, according to the defense, was used
selectively to support the argument of Ahmed H. being a terrorist.

The judge decided to refer the case back to the first instance court,
claiming that although the evidences were properly established, there
was a lack of reasoning and interpretation. The judge also suggested,
that the first instance court needs to set up if Ahmed H's acts
(especially the alleged stone throwing) were a "deliberate attempt of
forcing the state" or an act of "despair" or "anger" in order to
determine if the terrorism accusation is correct.

A couple of days ago, Orbán responded to the criticism of the EU
parliament regarding the trial of Ahmed H., saying that "the obvious
lies of Ahmed H." are more important to Brussels than the security of
Hungarians, since they ignore the "fact" that "Ahmed H. had seven
passports and he convinced other migrants to break through the border."

​In the end it is necessary to doubt in the first instance
court-decision and support the efforts of Ahmed H's defense. But should
we rest our hopes in the Hungarian legal system and believe in their
independence? Didn't the whole Röszke trials expose the Hungarian legal
system as the willing servant of the government's ambitions? We think
that the "new" first instance trial will be as much dependent on the
political atmosphere as the previous ones. In the end it is not a
question of "law" and "objective reasoning" but rather a political
struggle. We believe in a world of equality, dignity and freedom for
all. We will keep on fighting until Ahmed H. is free and we will not
fall for the attempts of creating a fiction of legality.

P.S.
Sadly, we are not financed by Gyorgy Soros, even though some honest and
truthful politicians are claiming otherwise. So we still rely on your
donations to help to cover the lawyer costs.

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