Hungarian Police Hold Romani Boy in Custody Arbitrarily
29 July 2004
According to a Roma Press Center (RSK) press release of April 9, 2004, Ózd police detained L.E., a 15-year old Romani boy from Putnok, on March 31, 2004, and questioned him without the presence of either his parents or legal representation, then held him in custody on suspicion of theft. L.E. was detained on the basis of witness statements.A 13-year-old boy had reportedly accused L.E. of stealing 400 Hungarian forints (approximately 2 Euro), but on April 1, 2004, retracted his accusation, stating that he had in fact spent the money himself. However, on June 21, 2004, the RSK informed the ERRC that L.E. was being held in pre-trial detention until April 27, 2004, because, according to Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Police Spokesperson Mr György Martossy, the “offended child’s confession hadn’t yet been filed.” (ERRC, RSK)
Written Comments by the European Roma Rights Centre concerning Serbia to the Human Rights Council, within its Universal Periodic Review, for consideration at its 29th session (January-February 2018).
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Written comments by the ERRC to the European Commission on enlargement component of the EU Roma Framework.
