Young Szekler men are accused of committing terrorist acts

Two Transylvanian leaders of the Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement (HVIM) might be sentenced to life, nol.hu writes. The Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) pressed charges against István Beke and Zoltán Szőcs on Wednesday.

The authorities posted their decision on the Directorate’s official website on Thursday. According to the announcement, István Beke is accused of attempting a terrorist attack against the community, and with attempting to breach the rules relating to explosive materials. Zoltánt Szőcs is accused of inciting others to make home-made bombs. Both of them are detained and are waiting for the first instance.

According to the prosecution’s announcement Zoltan Szőcs, Transylvanian president of HVIM, told István Beke on 10 October 2015 during a meeting to detonate a home-made explosive device on 1 December, which is the national holiday of Romania. Beke was arrested a day before the planned attack. 400 firecrackers were confiscated from Beke after the premises were searched, along with devices which could have been used to make explosives, the prosecution stated. Zoltan Szűcs was arrested at the end of December when he returned to Romania after working abroad.