40th day of trial against the 6 accused anti-fascists in the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court

While the GBA repeatedly claimed that connections between Hungarian state actors and the right-wing extremist marches for the “Day of Honor” were not plausible, a lot could be found on this day of negotiations. The defense summarized: It has been proven that there were close financial, media and ideological networks with the Hungarian government under Orbán and the right. This contradicts the prosecution.

The claim made in the indictment that a legal protest would have been possible without any problems has already been refuted several times in the past and current findings also cast doubt on this.

The first four applications for evidence were translated Hungarian newspaper articles and the online magazine 24.hu, which reported, among other things, the following:

The organizers were awarded the “Knight’s Cross” by the Hungarian Ministry of the Interior. There was also government funding from several ministries.

Several thousand euros were raised for the “hike”.

The obviously positive reference to the crimes of the German Nazi regime, the Wehrmacht and Hungarian collaborators, as well as the use of SS uniforms and swastikas during the hike, didn't seem to bother anyone.

In addition, the organizers Zoltan Moys, Oskar Kenyeres and David Schödl are active in the right-wing media company Dextramedia. For this there was additional government funding of the equivalent of 190,000 euros. In terms of content, Dextramedia produced several programs for the “Day of Honor”; for example, a program was produced in which Hitler's birthday was celebrated. It was translated as: "In a short time he got Germany back on its feet. [...] A moral, economic [...] upswing."

The organizers are probably not holding back with their right-wing extremist sentiments:

Zoltan Moys was fined in a Munich court in 2021 after giving the Nazi salute during a football match. However, since this is not a criminal offense in Hungary, the verdict was not recorded in Hungarian registers.

Afterwards there was a lot of detail. Various people who were active in the “Hike” organization as well as in Dextramedia have long been known for their right-wing radical views. Many have contacts - some of them related to family - in the government circles of the Fidez party.

For the fifth application, an excerpt from an ARTE documentary was shown in court: “Hungary's agitation against anti-fascists”.

Following the taking of evidence, the Senate announced that it would reject the request for evidence to summon Christian Klos, an employee of the Ministry of the Interior. Participation in the international meeting to combat left-wing extremism and Antifa is too vague to take evidence.

There was also an addition to the interrogation of KOK Mr. Fritz from Dresden from the previous day. Alleged travel details of the defendants to Budapest were read out, which were mainly based on financial investigations and AirBnB payments.

Due to scheduling conflicts, the court day ends at 1 p.m.