Independent MP Ákos Hadházy organised a mass protest in Budapest again, bridges closed – PHOTOS

Independent lawmaker Ákos Hadházy organised a demonstration for the withdrawal of the amendment to the assembly law and the bill on the transparency of public life in Budapest on Tuesday.

Hadházy: scandals every week

Hadházy told the protesters gathered at Budapest’s Fovam Square that he did not know “when there will come a point when everyone will realise that these people will do anything”.

He said today’s was the tenth protest demanding the withdrawal of the amendment to the public assembly law, adding that they would not stop “until that techno-fascist legislation” and the bill on the transparency of public life were withdrawn.

He said a decree would make it possible for facial recognition software to be used “not just on opposition protesters”, but for any type of violation.

Hadházy said that every week “and almost every day” there was a “scandal” in Hungary that “should bring tens of thousands of protesters out to the streets”.

Edit Simkó, a teacher, said the government was “afraid of thinking citizens, civil groups, the press and everything it doesn’t own”. She called on protesters to “say no” to the government “or at least not to be subservient to it”.

Péter Heindl, a lawyer, said the “oppressive measures implemented by the Orban governments since 2010” had been aimed at “ensuring that the regime can’t be voted out in an election”.

Checks and balances dismantled, says entrepreneur

Gábor Bojár, an entrepreneur, said in a video message that Prime Minister Viktor Orban had “systematically dismantled the system of checks and balances over a period of 15 years” and “would rather leave the European Union than tolerate any limits”. “The consolation for us is that this can’t last much longer, because they’re making more and more mistakes and they will make even more without any criticism. We have to hang in there,” he said.

Writer and director Krisztina Szalay encouraged the public to represent themselves and express their opinions.

Producer and screenwriter Ariel B. Koch said art could change the future and impacted everyday life. He said the government was “afraid of artists because they can influence the masses”.

Journalist Imre Para-Kovács said the aim of the law on the transparency of public life was to make it impossible for people to stay informed and enforce their rights.

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