Luthori

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Joe Bahmner, Theo Oliver, Andrea Rodrigues, Shawn Tilt sentenced to 2 to 5-year sentences by local court.
November 5696

Following the incidents in late May in Middenriding, the Crown Court of Middenhall has sentenced the four youngsters responsible for the tragic incident at different sentences depending on the charges they were indicted with. Joe Bahmner (21), Theo Oliver (18), Andrea Rodrigues (22) and Shawn Tilt (28) were each sentenced to prison sentences for their active participation to this brawl.

Between the 2nd and 3rd of May 5696, during the night following International Workers' Day on the 1st, the South Middenhall bar, the "Ste Catherine" was organising a small-scale event to celebrate the day, inviting to take part to the festivities, their regulars. The bar has an history of alignment with far-left organisations such as the Luthorian People's Liberation Front (LPLF), the Red Sentinels or the Luthorian Anti-Fascist Emergency Front (LAFEF) and has had an history of openly praising worldwide communist leaders, with some portraits of them hanging proudly inside the bar.

During that night, then, four members of the radical right-wing (far-right) organisation, the Orange Order of Luthori made an unforseen appearence at the festivities. Targeting anyone that moved, they entered the bar and begun destroying furnitures and harassing and assaulting both staff and clients. They were stopped by the intervention of some clients who begun fighting off these intruders before the Police came and arrested 6 men who were believed to have been the main responsibles.

While 2 were freed without charges, the four others were indicted with various charges involving volontary assault, property damage, hate speech and others.

The Crown Court today sentenced them to varying degrees, for Bahmner, after confessing his crimes, he was sentenced to 4 years in high-security federal prison for assault (which led to injury) and hate speech (he mentioned wishing to "kill the red sl*ts (in reference to the women present at the bar) and that he was wishing for their deaths". For Oliver, due to his young age and widespread belief that he was manipulated into taking part in the event, he was giving the minimum sentence of 2 years.

Finally, for Rodrigues and Tilt, they were sentenced with 5 years in high-to-medium security prison due to the fact that they are both considered as the responsibles and organisers of said attack. Their lawyers stated that thez yere considering taking the case to the Court of Appeals to appeal of the tribunal's verdict.

Reactions have been near-unanimous in their congratulations and satisfaction concering the Court's verdict. The Justice Secretary also introduced the Felonies and Penalties Bill, aiming to harden penalties related to certain crimes.