Hungarian bankers are again on alert after a decade of peace and quiet. To blame is the “Whisky Bandit,” a bank robber from Romania, according to Pro TV. He was released from jail on Tuesday evening after serving ten of the 17 years he was sentenced to. The bandit has many fans, especially female fans.
The most wanted criminal in Hungary is a free man, but he did not want to detail his plans. Attila Ambrus was born in 1`967 in MIercurea Ciuc and played ice hockey before becoming a bank robber.
He got the nickname “Whisky Bandit” because he always drank a glass of whisky in bars near the banks he robbed. Moreover, he gave bank workers flowers before the robbery and he sent wine bottles to the police agents handling his case.
He was caught in 1999 and in 12002 he was sentenced to 17 years in jail for 46 armed robberies in Hungary. He was released on parole.
Ambrus is some sort of a star among the Hungarian youth. A young woman for instance stood in front of the jail for several hours, holding a figurine representing the Whisky Bandit. To her it doesn’t matter that Ambrus is an offender, but that he hit the banking system which is currently criticized by Hungarians for prospering while the entire country is deeply affected by the economic crisis.
The prosecutor who indicted Ambrus is convinced that the man will return before the court soon. But the man’s layer says his client learned his lesson and will not rob again.
His life’s story was also the subject of a book, and Ambrus sold the adaptation rights to Johnny Depp. And now Ambrus is waiting to see a movie about his life in movie theaters all around the world.
Un hot roman, vedeta peste hotare. "Banditul whiskey" a rupt inimile unguroaicelor
Bancherii din Ungaria sunt din nou in alerta, dupa un deceniu de liniste. De vina este "Banditul Whiskey", un hot originar din Romania, specializat in spargerea bancilor, informeaza Pro TV. El a iesit marti seara din inchisoare, dupa ce a executat doar 10 ani, din cei 17 dictati de instanta. Culmea este ca banditul are o multime de admiratori si mai ales admiratoare.
Cel mai cautat infractor din Ungaria este de acum un om liber. Dar n-a vrut sa spuna ce planuri are.
Attila Ambrus s-a nascut in 1967 la Miercurea Ciuc si a jucat hochei pe gheata, inainte sa devina spargator de banci.
Si-a capatat porecla de "Banditul Whiskey", pentru ca obisnuia sa bea cate un pahar de tarie in barurile din apropierea bancilor pe care le jefuia.
Mai mult, le ducea functionarelor flori inainte de jaf si le trimitea sticle de vin politistilor care se ocupau de cazul lui.
A fost prins in 1999, iar in 2002 judecatorii l-au condamnat la 17 ani de inchisoare, pentru 46 de jafuri armate comise in Ungaria. Acum, a fost eliberat pentru buna purtare.
Cert este ca Ambrus e un soi de vedeta printre tinerii maghiari. O tanara, de exemplu, a stat cateva ore in fata inchisorii, tinand in maini o marioneta copiata dupa chipul Banditului Whiskey.
Pentru ea nu conteaza infractiunile comise de Attila Ambrus, ci faptul ca a lovit in sistemul bancar, acuzat de multi maghiari ca prospera, desi tara este intr-o criza economica profunda.
In ceea-l priveste, procurorul care l-a infundat pe Ambrus e convins ca-l va vedea din nou in boxa acuzatilor.
Avocatul banditului sustine insa ca acesta si-a invatat lectia. De altfel, Attila Ambrus ar putea avea chiar o viata linistita de acum incolo.
Dupa ce a devenit celebru in lumea intreaga, gratie unui american care a scris o carte despre el, intitulata "Balada banditului Whiskey", Ambrus a vandut drepturile de ecranizare ale povestii lui actorului Johnny Depp. Iar acum asteapta sa vada filmul vietii sale, in cinematografe.
