2011 Košice McDonald's bombing

2011 Košice McDonald's bombing 300px Scene after the McDonald's was bombed in Košice Protifašistických bojovníkov 3012/6, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia Wednesday, December 28, 2011 5:30 p.m. CET UTC+01:00 Bombing, lone wolf 0 0 Ladislav Kuc (sentenced to 25 years) Eco-terrorism, possibly mental illness The 2011 Košice McDonald's bombing was a partially successful terrorist attack, which occurred on December 28, 2011 in Košice, Slovakia.Bomba s klincami v Košiciach zázrakom nikoho nezranila http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/6197485/bomba-s-klincami-v-kosiciach-zazrakom-nikoho-nezranila.html November 18, 2015 Korzar December 29, 2011 At approximately 5:30 p.m. CET a timed bomb exploded in a trash can in front of a McDonald's restaurant on Protifašistických bojovníkov 6, in Košice. As there was no one around at the time of the attack, it did not cause any casualties or injuries. Furthermore, it only exploded partially, which did not project nails attached to the explosive. The perpetrator, Ladislav Kuc, was convicted on 8 counts of terrorism, 1 count of attempted terrorism and 1 count of unlawful possession of weapons. He was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum-security prison. It was the first time that anyone had been convicted on terrorism charges in Slovakia. Trial The Košice I County Court sentenced Kuc to 25 years for various offenses connected to the attack, as well as to his planned attacks.Košického teroristu odsúdili na 25 rokov väzenia http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/6840390/kosickeho-teroristu-odsudili-na-25-rokov-vazenia.html November 18, 2015 Korzar June 19, 2013 Throughout the proceedings, Kuc demanded the death penalty (which is banned in Slovakia) and a martyr's death,Košický terorista žiada trest smrti http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/6678540/kosicky-terorista-ziada-trest-smrti.html November 18, 2015 Korzar January 24, 2013 which his attorney interpreted as signs of mental illness. After filing an appeal at the Košice Regional Court (second-instance court in criminal proceedings), the court initially canceled the lower court's ruling,Krajský súd zrušil rozsudok nad Košičanom za terorizmus http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/6989178/krajsky-sud-zrusil-rozsudok-nad-kosicanom-za-terorizmus.html November 18, 2015 Korzar October 30, 2013 but after the County Court reviewed new psychological assessment submitted by Kuc's attorney, he was again convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison. This time the appeal failed and the Regional Court upheld the ruling.Košickému teroristovi potvrdil krajský súd 25 rokov http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/7376508/kosickemu-teroristovi-potvrdil-krajsky-sud-25-rokov.html November 18, 2015 Korzar October 9, 2014 Kuc filed an appeal at the Constitutional Court of Slovakia but the court did not challenge the ruling. Having exhausted judicial options in Slovakia, Kuc submitted a petition to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The ECHR ruled in 2017 that Slovakia had violated Kuc's human rights by unreasonable and unfounded pre-trial detention. Kuc was awarded EUR17,500 in both damages(EUR6,500) and cost of proceedings(EUR9,000).http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-146075 HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights References Category:Violence in Slovakia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Europe