Massive protests against the Hungarian government

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by the German “D Site” publication, in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, thousands of demonstrators demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The reason for these protests was an audio file that pointed to corruption in the highest government circles. The recording was released by opposition politician Peter Maggia and his ex-wife Judith Varga, former Hungarian justice minister.

The audio is said to reproduce a conversation between Maggia and Varga from January 2023. In it, the then justice minister describes how other government officials tried to remove evidence from court cases to hide their role in the corruption cases.

Varga commented on the audio recording in a Facebook post. gave He accused Maggia of domestic violence during the marriage and that the recording was made under duress. He claimed: “I said what he wanted to hear in order to disappear as soon as possible.”

Varga is a member of Prime Minister Orban’s party. He resigned from his position as Minister of Justice in February. The reason for this action was the amnesty of a man who was convicted of aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of minors.

The Hungarian government has not yet commented on the corruption allegations. Orban’s chief of staff, Gregli Golias, explained that the “marital dispute” “has nothing to do with public life”. A little later, the crowd grew significantly and moved towards the parliament. Magia also participated in this demonstration. He shouted to the crowd and also called for the resignation of the Attorney General, Peter Pollett. He said: “We will not allow the biggest political and legal scandal of the last thirty years to be covered up”.

Magia has accused government officials of corruption in the past. On March 15, he gave a speech to tens of thousands of people in Budapest, where he announced the creation of a new party to challenge the ruling Fidesz party.

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