Trafficking trial
Bought tickets and accompanied refugees on the train
The accused Syrian organized a total of 39 train journeys for 158 illegal immigrants and also provided an apartment. He was already in prison for this in Hungary. This is why we only gave him an additional suspended sentence, which was not legally binding.
In the autumn and winter of the previous year, the accused organized 39 train journeys for 158 refugees: He bought the tickets, accompanied the illegal entrants on the train and also provided some of them with an apartment in Linz. And he was caught for this in Hungary and sentenced to unconditional imprisonment: He also spent at least nine months in prison there. Now he has been given an additional twelve-month suspended sentence for the same offense in the Salzburg provincial court. "They took advantage of my situation," explained the Syrian father of three. He is referring to those behind a criminal trafficking organization.
"They took advantage of my situation"
He was recruited and lured with money, he explained. "He has 14 relatives in Syria who are counting on him. He has to send money so that the family can survive. The organization exploited this need for money," emphasized defence lawyer Michael Hofer. So that he is no longer reachable or accessible to the gang, the accused changed his place of residence - and from January he will be working in a supermarket.
Finally, he said "I'm sorry" in German. The suspended sentence imposed is not yet legally binding.
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