A court in Szolnok, in central Hungary, has sentenced a Romanian national to three years and 10 months in prison for attempting to traffic twenty Syrian migrants in his lorry across the Hungarian-Austrian border last January. The ruling is subject to appeal.
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The court also ordered the man in his thirties with a criminal record to be expelled from the country for a period of at least 7 years and 8 months. On January 29, 2021, National Tax and Customs Office police made the arrest on the outskirts of Szolnok. The driver attempted to flee, but was captured and detained.
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At Wednesday’s preparatory hearing, the accused confessed to the crime and waived his right to a trial. Both the public prosecutor and the defence have decided to appeal, however,
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the latter seeking a lighter sentence.
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Source: MTI
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