Former Hungarian defence forces chief Ruszin-Szendi disarmed, Magyar accuses Orbán of running a mafia government
Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, the opposition Tisza Party’s defence spokesman, said on Thursday that police had initiated proceedings against him and confiscated his weapon.
Ruszin-Szendi insisted he had not violated any regulations
The former chief of staff of the Hungarian military wrote on Facebook that he possessed the necessary permits and had complied with all relevant regulations. He said he had handed his firearm over to officers who had arrived at his home earlier in the day and presented a warrant.
In his post, Ruszin-Szendi stated that he had received “countless death threats” since joining the opposition party. He added that Tisza leader Péter Magyar had also been threatened, “but the authorities have remained passive for a year … the corrupt government is terrified; they know that it is over.”
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The Békés County Police Headquarters confirmed that it had launched a preliminary misdemeanour investigation in connection with an event Ruszin-Szendi attended in May.
Bence Rétvári, a state secretary at the Interior Ministry, said on Thursday that the investigation was initiated because Ruszin-Szendi had been armed at the event.
Tisza leader Péter Magyar accused Prime Minister Orbán and his government of neglecting national security. Instead of protecting the former Defence Forces chief, he said, they were attempting to discredit him with false charges for political gain. “A bunch of dilettantes and fraudsters. They must go—and they will,” he declared“.
Featured image: Péter Magyar and Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi trekking on foot from Budapest to Nagyvárad in protest against Orbán’s support for far-right Romanian presidential candidate George Simion.
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