Index – National – A retrial ordered in connection with the murder of Balla Irma

In the case of the murder of Balla Irma, a new trial was ordered due to DL’s request for conviction, because the condemned person presented a circumstance, evidence until now unknown, which until now has not been examined by the court, the Board reported. Judgment of Debrecen on the change in its portal. The new trial investigation must determine whether the new evidence is sufficient to order a new trial. The investigation is in charge of the General Criminal Directorate of the National Police Headquarters (ORFK), and the investigators have two months to do so.

The Hajdúság panel court recalls that in January 2019, the General Court of Nyíregyháza sentenced DL to 15 years in prison for committing the crime of murder with extreme cruelty and lust for profit, claiming that he could not be released on parole. At that time, the court found that DL had killed Fidesz municipal representative Irma Balla in Debrecen in April 2007 in her apartment.

Subsequently, in its final judgment of February 2020, the Debrecen Court of Appeals, which ruled in second instance, classified the defendant’s crime as an attempt to commit murder for profit, because the court had already held that it was not It was possible to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the woman was deceased. However, the appeals court also saw no reason to lessen or aggravate the sentence.

If a new trial is initiated after the retrial and the man convicted of murder is released, the case will take another bizarre turn as Irma Balla was originally charged with killing the victim’s son and was convicted by the Hajdú County Court. -Bihar for murder with special cruelty. 12 years in prison.

Later, however, the Debrecen Arbitration Board ordered a new proceeding, and the Debrecen General Court, in the absence of evidence, acquitted the defendant in the first instance and then, in September 2013, the Debrecen Arbitration Court confirmed the acquittal. The suspicion had previously been diverted to DL, who was finally indicted in December 2015.