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Berlin, Germany – Another member of the infamous antifascist Hammerbande, or “Hammer Gang”—a criminal organization accused of violently assaulting people for their perceived political beliefs—has been extradited to Hungary, reports say.
The move has sparked international protests from the extremist left, who demand a full exoneration of all “Antifas” linked to a near-deadly attack in 2023.
According to reports, the latest assailant to be extradited to Viktor Orban’s nationalist Hungary is Simeon Ravi T., aka “Maja,” a Transgender, non-binary member of the anti-White extremist movement, commonly referred to as “Antifa.”
Alle Antifas müssen jetzt ganz hart sein. Hier wird Simeon Ravi T aka #Maja 🐝 den ungarischen Behörden übergeben.
— Paul Paulinski (@paulinski_1965) June 28, 2024
Ohne Gewalt, ohne Misshandlung, alles rechtsstaatlich. #Budapest #FreeMaja #Hammerbande #LinaE pic.twitter.com/sELcO9WdSP
Maja is said to be one of several anarcho-terrorists linked to a brutal attack against those believed to be attending Budapest’s annual Day of Honor event in 2023, which sent some to the hospital in life-threatening conditions. His membership in the criminal Hammer Gang network is said to go back to 2017.
He was arrested by police in Dresden back in December but recently lost a battle to stay in Germany rather than face justice in Hungary, where prisons are said to be less hospitable to members of Antifa.
Security camera video of the violent crime was widely circulated on social media, sparking international outrage and permanently souring opinion of the European far-left. Arrest warrants were issued for ten individuals linked to the attack, who were then said to have gone underground, hiding from authorities in countries like Austria, Germany, and Italy.
Hungarian officials say Maja was one such rogue fugitive and demanded he be tried in Hungary. On Thursday, an appeals court ruled in favor of extradition, and Maja was passed off to Austrian authorities the following night. He would then deliver him to Hungarian police along the border.
Maja is now said to be held in the same Hungarian prison as Ilaria Salis, his Italian counterpart, who was stunningly released after her election to the EU Parliament granted her diplomatic immunity from the crime.
Since the widely abhorred Budapest Hammer Attacks unfolded in 2023, Antifa across Europe have demanded that their fellow extremists be absolved of all accountability, painting Hungary as a “fascist” and “authoritarian” regime that will unfairly treat those who ultimately face justice in a court of law.
So far, numerous members—including the German fugitive Clara Judith Wittkugel—have been indicted, all of which have fought tooth and nail to stay in their respective countries, fearing a Hungarian prison sentence.
In a statement published on the antifascist tabloid Abolition Media, the Budapest Antifascist Solidarity Committee (BASC) alleges that Maja would be unduly targeted for their “non-binary” gender identity and should be released.
They now fear he will experience the “unimaginable” in a Hungarian prison, calling it a “queer-hostile” and “undemocratic” country ruled by nationalist hardliner Viktor Orban.
The group also blamed the German courts for allowing the extradition in the first place, claiming it was done one hour before Maja’s defense attorneys could present an appeals request, which may have halted the process.
“German authorities are responsible for the fact that Maja is now threatened with violence, isolation, and a political show trial. We are angry at how the authorities have trampled on Maja’s human rights and taken Maja to an unknown location and isolated her from the lawyers and family,” read a statement by the BASC. “We are angry at how contemptuously the authorities treat Maja’s family and deny them any information.”
“Free Maja – Free all antifas. #NoExtradition,” it continued.
If convicted of the crime, Maja could face up to 24 years in prison for the attack, a sentence that Antifa believes would not be possible in much more liberal nations like his native Germany.
Despite Maja’s capture by Hungarian authorities, there are still many members of the violent “Hammer Gang” still at large. The antifascist cell is considered a criminal organization in Europe, with some of its members, including its founder, the terroristic Lina Engle, having received slap-on-the-wrist prison sentences for violent crimes against right-wingers in Germany.
Engle’s remaining followers would go on to commit the Budapest attacks in her name.
The latest capture of a suspected Hammer Gang criminal comes amid a surge of nationalist beliefs all across Europe, evidenced by the rise of political parties like Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the French National Rally under Marine le Pen. Members of AfD’s leadership have been known to be vocally supportive of tackling issues such as uncontrolled 3rd-world immigration, a value antithetical to the “open-borders” mantra adopted by members of the Antifa movement.
Meanwhile, antifascists around the world continue to face legal setbacks and scrutiny for violent crimes carried out in the name of their anti-White ideology. In the United States, eight members of the violent “So Cal Antifa” were recently sentenced to various prison terms for their role in a brutal attack on Trump supporters in 2021.
According to reports, both of the cell’s leaders were found guilty of felony conspiracy to riot, with one guilty of five charges of unlawful use of teargas on innocent people, including children. When faced with even the slightest legal pressure, many of the Antifa implicated in the riot pled guilty, quickly abandoning their feckless ideology in favor of lesser jail time and access to creature comforts.
Others, however, would double down, justifying their actions and comparing themselves to the civil-war era abolitionist turned mass shooter John Brown.
In April, an antifascist activist, identified as 26-year-old Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, was indicted for detonating a nail bomb outside of the Alabama attorney general’s office in Montgomery. Reports state that Calvert, a male-to-female transsexual, wore black bloc attire and detonated the IED in ideological opposition to the US government. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison for the crime, with a minimum of at least five years behind bars.
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