Mass protest in Budapest: 74 percent of Hungarians believe President Novák should resign
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Protesters held a demonstration in Budapest on Friday, demanding the resignation of president Katalin Novák and former justice minister Judit Varga’s withdrawal from public life.
President, minister “faces of disgrace”
The demonstrators gathered in front of the interior ministry to protest against Novák’s presidential pardon granted to a former deputy head of a children’s home in Bicske, near Budapest, who was convicted of being an accomplice in paedophile crimes.
Addressing the demonstration organised by the National Common Will group, Edit Simkó, a teacher, stressed that “we don’t hurt, humiliate or blackmail children”. She said Novák and Varga had pardoned someone “who harmed those who were the most vulnerable”.
“The veil of propaganda has fallen, and the regime’s vile morality and false faith have been exposed,” she said.
“And Katalin Novák and Judit Varga were the faces of this disgrace, and they did all this as mothers.”
Gergő Kiss, a leading member of the Unified Student Front, said Interior Minister Sándor Pinter and investigators “still have work to do” in connection with the affair. He said the state “failed children in several ways” and should at least provide compensation.
The protesters later marched across Chain Bridge to the presidential Sándor Palace for a demonstration organised by opposition Momentum.
Opposition leaders in the protest
The demonstration in front of the ministry was attended by several left-wing politicians, including Socialist Party deputy leader Gábor Harangozó and co-leader Ágnes Kunhalmi, independent MEP István Ujhelyi, Párbeszéd’s Márta V Naszályi, the mayor of Budapest’s 1st district, Párbeszéd group leader Bence Tordai and co-leaders Tímea Szabó and Rebeka Szabó, LMP deputy group leader Antal Csárdi, Democratic Coalition deputy leaders László Varju and Ágnes Vadai, deputy group leader Gergely Arató and Gyula Molnár.
At the protest in front of Sándor Palace, Momentum lawmaker Anna Orosz said Novák’s pardon had been an insult to the victims in the case. “It called into question our faith in a just world and the fundamental principle that we never harm children,” she added.
Orosz said they were protesting because the deputy director was pardoned after “sitting idly by for years as children were sexually abused”. The presidential pardon, she said, meant that he could now go back to being a teacher.
Finally! Its good to see that some hungarians are bot blind after all. Do the fact check and find all the lies if Hungarians “leaders” don’t let them fool you again!
Let’s hope Hungarians can finally wake up from this 15-yr long nightmare.
Won’t be much left of Hungary left if they don’t.
This bloke Victor Orban does he have a “Death Wish” for Hungary ?
Must say people of Hungary, are very tolerant or just sit back and see there country collapse around the.
1945-1989 under Communist Rule, that’s what the outside World saw was the attitude of Hungarians.
Hungary besides it’s Economy mess it gives strong indication it’s returned or near being a Dictatorship, under this Victor Orban.
Looks like rougher times ahead for Hungary.
Fidesz is the paedophile party. That’s what Hungarians elected. They have deceived all of Hungary with their fake “family values” and Christianity.
Really, Larry, Dishevelment / Disarray and Mario (Larry, Curly and Moe), two women make one mistake, and you lose your mind. You have ignored all the good that these women accomplished over the years. I am sure that the three of you made horrid mistakes over your lifetime.
You are all overblowing one mistake ant paint everyone with that brush. I would not be a surprise that a male staff member did not do a good job and failed to notify the President and the Minister. PM Orban, reappoint the two women.
rubbish.. all just want soros and the wanna support this guy who wanna be priminister and call us stupid?
at list fidesz didnt accept muslims, gays and larry yo not even hungarian..so brush your country door first