Overview
- The Paris Court of Appeal ordered Rexhino “Gino” Abazaj’s release under judicial supervision after his mid-December arrest by antiterror police on a German European arrest warrant issued May 5.
- Judges scheduled a January 28, 2026 hearing to decide on a possible transfer to Germany.
- Hungary accuses the 33-year-old of taking part in assaults on far-right activists in Budapest during the February 2023 “Day of Honour” events.
- France had already refused to surrender him to Hungary, citing risks of inhuman treatment in prison and doubts about a fair trial.
- Germany has tried some suspects and transferred one to Budapest despite criticism from its Constitutional Court, while Abazaj faces up to 10 years if prosecuted in Germany.