He was arrested in October on charges of smuggling people in his truck. However, Karolyi had already sold the car, and it was not transferred to the system in time.
The Hungarian father of three, who was issued a warrant due to an official error, was sent to an Austrian prison – Blake writes.
Police arrested Karoly Kovacs in mid-October after he smuggled people in Austria with his truck. However, the man had already sold the car three days earlier, which was announced by the third. In the district government window.
However, the change of ownership was not implemented in the system.
In October, Karolyi was released from prison after one day, but at the end of November he was imprisoned again, this time in Austria.
The man’s lawyer told Blake that Karolyi was taken into custody at the end of his extradition hearing and transferred to the neighboring country on December 7.
“His first trial will take place on December 22, and until then he will remain in detention, because he has no place of residence in Austria, and with a foreign citizen, there is always a risk of escaping and hiding,” Tamas Zamečnik said. , who also added that they had already presented evidence that could prove beyond a reasonable doubt Karolyi’s innocence.
For example, GPS data and a neighbour’s statement, which prove that at that time the father was cycling at home with his children.
“The children are very afraid. The youngest, Esther, woke up that day dreaming that dad had finally come home. The little ones just knew that he had to travel somewhere.
I have to stick to them. “I wouldn’t wish this feeling I have on anyone,” the man’s wife said, crying.
According to the woman, her partner was so devastated, it was only in court that he realized that he could not return home to his family.
“It’s unbelievable that we didn’t do anything in the world and ended up in this situation.”
– said Karolyi’s wife.
