Maja T. was sentenced to eight years in prison in Budapest.Image: keystone
Feb 4, 2026, 2:12 p.mFebruary 4, 2026, 2:40 p.m
The Budapest City Court has sentenced the non-binary German person Maja T. to a prison sentence of eight years. Judge Jozsef Sos, who read out the verdict, saw it as proven that the 25-year-old anti-fascist person was involved in bloody attacks on suspected right-wing extremists.
The first instance judgment is not yet legally binding, but an appeal can still be made against it. It establishes the criminal offenses of attempted life-threatening bodily harm and membership in a criminal organization. The sentence cannot be suspended, said Judge Sos. The prosecution had demanded 24 years in prison, the defense had demanded an acquittal.
Using batons against suspected right-wing extremists
Around 20 German and other suspected left-wing extremists had between February 9th and 11th, 2023 People were attacked with telescopic batons, rubber hammers and pepper spray in five places in the Hungarian capital, including a German couple.
The attackers assumed that their victims had taken part in the so-called “Day of Honor,” an annual SS commemoration that the authorities in Budapest tolerate. Nine people are said to have been injured in the mostly brutal attacks, four of them seriously.
Orban called for harsh punishment
The public prosecutor accused Maja T. of participating in two of these attacks. T. himself did not comment on the allegations during the trial.
The case caused a stir in Hungary. The right-wing populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban and other members of the government had repeatedly expressed their expectation of harsh punishment. Orban also classified the “Antifa group” as a terrorist organization. (sda/dpa)
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