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很抱歉,目前這部分並未有中文翻译。下面是英文的文章。


On 2 September 2008, a few weeks before an early parliamentary election, a senior state prosecutor suddenly ordered release of the activists. As a result, most of the public and media attention was driven away from the case. But it wasn't over – on the contrary. The release was only justified by the necessity of "proportional length of detention to the expected sentences" – the accusation and the imprisonment were not questioned. In October 2008, the supreme court delivered a verdict saying that everything had been carried out correctly.

The lives of the activists had been severely impacted. Depression, anxiety, panic attacks and sleeping problems were commonplace. Most had to undergo psychotherapy. The movement was effectively paralysed. Some of the activists completely gave up campaigning, and even those who would continue were unable to work normally as the police refused to return computers, files, photo and video materials, donors' databases and other essential items which had been confiscated as part of the raids in May 2008. Furthermore, the police continually refused to give the activists full access to the investigation files, creating ongoing uncertainty about what else was still being hidden from them. When the court finally ruled that this is unacceptable, the police simply ignored the verdict.

In February 2010, the state prosecution announced that 13 activists, including the ten who had previously been in custody, would be charged and put on trial because of their alleged membership in a criminal organisation. Four of the charged activists decided to release their charge sheets in full on the internet. This was a breakthrough. Finally, it was possible to evaluate from an objective source whether the extreme measures taken against the activists could have ever been justified.

International Campaign for Human Rights in Austria – english@shameonaustria.org