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Pal Cseresznyes, victim of Black March died
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Pal Cseresznyes, one of the most controversial people of Marosvasarhely’s Black March, died at the age 75. The Romanian nationalists regard him as the biggest enemy, the Hungarians think he was the unluckiest victim of the show trials in 1990, kronika.ro wrote.
He spent almost 6 years in prison. He was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for attempted murder, based on a controversial video.
The court of first instance did not consider the Romanian doctor’s expert report , according to which the defendant could not commit a fatal kick, while running. Despite the international pressure, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict, and Cseresznyes was only released thanks to the presidential pardon of Emil Constantinescu after 6 years of captivity, kronika.ro wrote.
The Hungarian victim was humiliated, tormented and tortured in the Jilava prison (next to Bucharest) because of his origin. According to him, the prison guards pushed him among the Romanian criminals, saying: