Hungarian MEP says motion for his expulsion from EPP group ‘unjustified’
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Tamás Deutsch, an MEP of ruling Fidesz, has rejected what he called “false allegations” in a motion by members of the European People’s Party (EPP) for a vote on his expulsion from the conservative party family’s European Parliamentary group, saying that the motion was “unjustified, unfounded and irresponsible”.
In a letter to members of the EPP group, Deutsch said he immediately cleared up allegations made in the Hungarian media that he had compared EPP group leader Manfred Weber to the Gestapo and Hungary’s communist-era secret police in a “misinterpreted” interview, in a letter he sent to Weber the following day.
Deutsch said he had apologised to Weber in the letter, emphasising that he had no intention of insulting the group leader. The MEP said a phone call he later had with Weber convinced him that Weber had taken note of the apology.
Deutsch said certain EPP MEPs had again called for Fidesz’s immediate expulsion from the conservative grouping, citing press reports on the interview, while Austrian MEP Othmar Karas called on him to apologise or step down. Deutsch said that despite his apology to Weber, Karas had started collecting signatures for his expulsion from the parliamentary group.
The remarks made in the interview were not aimed at anyone in particular, but were rather meant to criticise a procedure that “has no guarantee of the rule of law and does not serve legal certainty”, Deutsch said.
“I have pointed out that I do not agree with the rule of law conditionality, which is reminiscent of a time when, on the basis of arbitrary political decisions, anyone could be punished at any time, for any reason,” he said.
Oh no, not another one with a victim complex! If his remarks about the Gestapo and the Hungarian SS were so easliy taken out of context as he claims, then he should not have made them. There is the old maxim ‘think before you speak’.
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He made them to show that in light of his comments, comments made about his group were “He noted that in the spring, 15 national delegations within the EPP demanded Fidesz’s expulsion from the parliamentary group “on the basis of absurd rumors circulating about Hungarian epidemiological measures” that later turned out to be false.”, with NO APOLOGY BACK!
It’s called, HYPOCRISY and DOUBLE STANDARDs, read the flaming article before YOU speak, ‘just saying’ of course.
I did read the article. I also read the story in other media. That aside, using the language that he did was designed to be provocative and he succeeded in provoking a response (si much so that he felt obliged to apologise). By the way, using capitalised words in comments online is generally considered to be rude and uncouth. It is the equivalent of shouting. You should apologise.
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BTW, Upper case does not signify shouting, it’s meant for the Blind that can’t see. Funny how you find critisim so provocative yourself… You should practice what you preach and find a life. nuff said