Hungarian policeman: I was fired for my political views
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A former Hungarian policeman was also arrested after the latest demonstrations for better education in Hungary. Péter Csőgör is convinced that he was fired for his political views and work on anti-corruption matters.
As we have recently written, student organisations held demonstrations against planned legislation changing teachers’ employment status. During the demonstrations, several participants were arrested. Among them was a former Hungarian policeman, who was recently fired, 444.hu reports.
Péter Csőgör, a former police investigator was also arrested after the latest demonstrations against the Hungarian government, where the police used tear gas against the demonstrators, for example against a 17-year-old student.
He was taken to the same custody where he previously detained suspected criminal patients, an experience he called “exhilarating”. Despite his hardships, he is not angry with the Hungarian police.
“I am not angry at the police; I am angry at the police officers who are involved. The police, especially the part of the police force that I belonged to, is composed of honest, decent professionals,” he told 444.hu.
“But this is the other side of the police force, which is useless for anything. Máté Hidász (the 17-year-old demonstrator) was beaten in such a way that he was completely passive, and I do not think that this is behaviour worthy of a police officer.”