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For context, here is the most prominent independent Hungarian newspaper's report (they lean liberal, anti Orbán government):
https://telex.hu/belfold/2026/02/04/maja-t-antifa-per-itelet-antifasizmus-szelsojobboldal-ilaria-salis
Apparently there was witness testimony that was actually crucial in establishing the verdict as being "committed in a criminal organisation".
From what I heard, in Hungary people at large feel upset about the attacks regardless of political affiliation, and in general the most problematic part is that the alleged leader was elected MEP in Italy and had to be released.
Also, while the independence of the courts is under attack in Hungary, it's the one brach of government that actually is largely independent still. The only suspicious activity is around corruption cases. I wouldn't write the judge off as a hack.
The judge found Maja guilty of seriously injuring people though. Also, neither english nor german articles are explaining which "criminal organization" Maja belongs to, nor what constitutes such an organisation or being a member of it under hungarian law.
Secondly, all other extradition repuests associated to the Budapest Complex have been denied by courts in France, Germany and Italy, either initially or after an appeal. In Germany because there were german arrest warrants issued that had priority, in France and Italy because either the courts deemed the defendant's risks if being subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment too high or because Hungary couldn't provide sufficient guarantees the defendant's right to a fair process would be respected.
Thirdly, the fears about last point apparently was proven right, sadly by the treatment of Maja T. by hungarian security and prison forces. A bedbug cockroach infested prison cell too small, insufficient food supplies, restrictions on visits by the german lawyer, being tied up and stripped naked for extended periods of time for inspections, lack of sunlight and psychological abuse.
Lots of grounds to at least suspend Hungary's membership of the Union. This should not be permitted in the EU period.
No process to do so.
And I'll be honest, we were begging the EU to stop showering these criminals with subsidies. Now that they did, as Merkel is out of the picture, we're cleaning it up.
This is the result of 15 years of Merkel covering for Orbán, and it's not even political, the country is just this shit.
"Criminal organisation" in Hungarian law only means that at the time of the crime committed, the perpetrators were organised, had a hierarchical relationship, and committed the crime with common premeditation.
It's not like RICO, it only carries I think 50% extra time as a "qualified case" of the base criminal act. If they would have done it at night, that's another qualified case. So would be if the victim was carrying out "public service", eg. police on duty, EMT on duty or a teacher at work.
Criminal organization in the legal sense doesn't imply some well known mafia they need to belong to, it's enough that a relatively large group of people performed the act, which stands here, according to the cited article.