Development of the Event and Court Decision
Following the images of the incident spreading on social media, it was stated that the defendant Mongan had dyed his hair in order to change his appearance. The court panel stated that Mongan had a strong belief that he had committed this attack under the influence of the far-right violence that broke out in the country on July 30. It was also noted that Mongan had been released on bail due to another racist The attack that had previously occurred. It was stated that this incident had occurred on July 27, and that Mongan had been sentenced to 10 months in prison for two separate racist attacks and two crimes of damaging property.
The court’s decision also included the assessments of Prosecutor Jaswant Narwal, who expressed the shock that Mongan’s disgusting racism had created in society with the following words:
“Mongan’s disgusting racism has deeply shaken our community and those who watched the footage. He used hateful racial slurs against the bus driver, saying ‘You have to get off the bus because you haven’t paid’, simply because he was doing his job This type of behavior is among the things that make many people feel unsafe in their daily lives. Mongan has now made it clear that he has no remorse, having previously been released on bail for a similar offense. in our society.”
Details of the incident
Footage of Mongan insulting a Muslim bus driver and attacking the driver’s cabin spread rapidly on social media on August 8. The videos show Mongan insulting the driver, including “Muslim terrorist” and “You are a terrorist, get off the bus”, and repeatedly hitting and spitting on the driver’s cabin. The day after the footage went viral, Mongan was caught on August 9, and was convicted of property damage and racist assault in court on August 10.
