The Ciaran Tobin Case: Decision shakes confidence in EU: Tóth

Friday, June 29, 2012

Decision shakes confidence in EU: Tóth

Statement by Mr. Tóth, Mr. Zoltai's lawyer

Mr. Tóth's statement in English:

"The conduct by the Irish authorities is appalling. As a lawyer and a citizen of Hungary, I find it condescending and offending. It is incomprehensible how it can happen between two members of the European Union that a final court decision is not carried out for more than a decade. This may shake confidence in the legal system and the Union, since it infringes on the principle of fair process and the equality of the Member States".

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UPDATE:
On January 13, justice was served. Ciaran Tobin started his jail term in a Hungarian prison cell. As agreed by the Hungarian and Irish governments, he will be allowed, upon his request, to complete his prison sentence in Ireland.

With this, our 13-year struggle for justice has come to an end, although the pain of losing our children will stay with us forever.

At this time, we would like to thank to all the people, known and unknown, who have fought for justice with us. Thank you.

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On April 9, 2000, Ciaran Tobin, of Sutton, Ireland, ran over and killed 1.5 year old Petra and 4.5 year old Marci Zoltai on the sidewalk at a Zebra crossing in Leányfalu, Hungary as he was racing at 80km/h in a 50km/h zone.

Although sentenced to 3 years in prison, he made his way out of the country, and escaped justice until 2014. Ireland refused to surrender him for years and neither carried out the sentence on its own land.

This site is a reminder that it took almost 14 years to serve justice in this tragic case.

The site is also a tribute to two innocent and beautiful children, Marci and Petra, who were robbed from all of us at 3.45pm, on a sunny Sunday afternoon, April 9, 2000. We love you and will not forget you.