Frigyes Kahler

FRIGYES KAHLER, LLD, PhD (Mátészalka, 1942) sat as a Judge and was Deputy Chairman of the Heves County Court from 1987. In 1981, he began teaching Roman Law and History of Law at Hungarian Law Faculties, including ELTE and Pázmány Péter in Budapest. From April 1989, he has been sitting on various committees establishing criminal acts and unlawful practices against civilians by the Communist regime. He published books on the show trials of the period, including Cardinal Mindszenty’s, and a reader of documents about the operations and structure of the famous III/III branch of the secret police specialising in the observation of citizens. In 2011, he was decorated with the Middle Cross of the Hungarian Republic.

COMMUNNIST TERROR IN 1956 AND THE RULE OF LAW

GOALS OF THE HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION OF 1956. REPRISALS UNDER KÁDÁR The Hungarian Revolution of October 1956 sought to put an end to the Soviet occupation of Hungary; to restore national independence; to create a parliamentary democracy in place of the Communist dictatorship; and to fully guarantee human and civil political

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