German Foreign Minister Worried about Antifa Attacker’s Well-Being

Hungary Today 2025.02.18.

The German government is getting involved in the case of Maja T., who took part in the February 2023 Antifa attacks in Budapest, reports German newspaper Der Spiegel. She was later extradited to Hungary and is now sitting in a Hungarian prison. The main goal of the German government is to improve prison conditions for Maja T.

It is reported from diplomatic circles that the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock herself, is intervening on behalf of the accused attacker. She is also said to have spoken to Maja T.’s parents. Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry is dealing with the case, and the accused has been provided consular support at the Budapest embassy since her extradition.

Maja T. was arrested in Berlin at the end of 2023, and was extradited to Hungary in June 2024.

She has been in custody in Hungary since then; however, there are doubts from the Germans whether the suspect can have a fair trial in Hungary. The accused has been in solitary confinement for months, and this situation has been criticized as well. Besides the Foreign Minister, the State Minister for Europe, Anna Lührmann, has also reportedly advocated for fair treatment in the case of Maja T. with her Hungarian counterpart.

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Germans do not see eye to eye on the matter either. It was the Higher Regional Court of Berlin that decided on the extradition, however, they have not consulted the Foreign Ministry. This is not necessary, but in political cases, it is not unusual, points out the newspaper. Furthermore, later on, the Federal Constitutional Court declared the extradition to be unlawful.

Fact

In February 2023, a group of antifa thugs attacked people, selected at random or by their clothing, believing them to be neo-Nazis, in broad daylight in the public spaces of the Hungarian capital. A total of five attacks took place at that time in Budapest, and it soon became clear to the police that the attacks were part of a series. Of the nine people attacked, four suffered serious injuries and five light injuries, and included both Hungarian and foreign nationals.

One of the suspects, Italian citizen Ilaria Salis, was also accused of being part of the violent group and was standing trial in Budapest until recently. She was released from house arrest and returned to Italy, as she won a seat in the European Parliament. Hungarian and German authorities are still investigating several suspects, including a total of 13 Germans and two Italians, for acts of violence and membership in a criminal organization.

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Via Der Spiegel, Featured photo via Hungary Today