As for the letter itself, it was indeed written in Mr Pusoma's hand. Even during the review proceedings which eventually lead to his acquittal, Mr Pusoma stubbornly refused to explain why he had written it. The terms trumped-up charges and fabricated evidence spring to mind. As he repeated whenever challenged, Mr Pusoma was convinced that no one took his protestations of innocence seriously. It is tempting to speculate on why Mr Pusoma committed suicide.
Village communities are small and tight-knit the world over.
Mr Pusoma would have been highly visible and could easily be subject to police intimidation. Above the law and beyond As we have seen, not everyone is equal before the law in Hungary. The lust for gain and the lack of brakes on the exercise of power on the part of the police are a recipe for disaster. Yet another flagrant abuse supplied to me on an anecdotal basis concerns an infamous local drug-dealer in a provincial town in Hungary. Everyone knew him, as he drove around in a brand new series seven BMW, rubbing the noses of law-abiding citizens in the sad truth that crime does pay with his conspicuous and arrogant display of prosperity.