[Banana Boat Song in German]
Austria must decide if it wants to be a developed constitutional state, or a banana republic.
The trial with 13 animal protection activists, which has been under way for 8 months, looks more like from a banana republic.
These people are facing up to 5 years in prison because they loudly demonstrated,
 led NGO-campaigs and joined discussions on the Internet. 
Like under the Inquisition, the activists' thoughts and beliefs are thoroughly examined by the judge.
The publicity of the trial is suppressed by police students taking up most of the seats for the public.
The activists are denied access to the investigation files,
even though the court decided twice, lastly on 14th October, that they have the right to that.
The police refused it saying that the commission that did the investigation no longer exists.
These are practices that don't belong to a developed constitutional state,
and if Austria wants to remain a constitutional state, it is necessary that it puts an end to this scandal.
[Banana Boat Song in German]
