Demonstrations of tens of thousands of people in Budapest

Tens of thousands of Hungarians demonstrated in the center of Budapest, the capital of Hungary, to condemn the scandal of pardoning a convict in a child abuse case.

Peter Magyar, who is leading one of the biggest protests against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, called on demonstrators to form a force that all Hungarians of good will who want to work for their country can join, according to Al-Nashrah. join it.

He also demanded to restore the independence of the public prosecutor and the media.

According to RTL TV, in mid-February, more than 13,000 people demonstrated against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. This was an unprecedented demonstration in the background of the scandal of pardoning a child abuser, which resulted in the resignation of many officials, including the country’s president, Katalin Novak.

In April 2023, Novak pardoned some 22 people ahead of a visit by Pope Francis, including the deputy director of a children’s home who had helped his director cover up his crime. Reuters reported that the director was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting minors between 2004 and 2016, while the deputy director was sentenced to three years.