Orbán's regime is increasingly characterized by accepting fallen dictators and wanted criminals, Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar said on ATV television. According to him, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban “is dragging the country into international scandals by giving asylum to Marcin Romanowski.”
On Thursday, the head of the prime minister's office Hungarian Gergely Gulyas declared that Romanowski received political asylum in Hungary. In a conversation with journalists, he argued that this decision resulted from the Hungarian authorities' belief that there was a crisis of the rule of law in Poland. The Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán admitted on Saturday that this case may not be the last.
– Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is dragging the country into international scandals by giving asylum to Marcin Romanowski, said the leader of the Hungarian opposition, Peter Magyar, on ATV television on Monday. Although he had not previously commented on the matter, he pointed out that “Orban's regime is increasingly characterized by the fact that it welcomes fallen dictators and wanted criminals.”
The Magyara political grouping, which is unrepresented in parliament, in recent times polls overtook the party that had been in power continuously since 2010 Fideszheaded by Orban.
Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza partyPAP/EPA
“Orban's relations with Donald Tusk have been bad for a long time”
As Hungarian political scientist Attila Tibor Nagy told ATV, the issue of asylum for the Polish politician worsens bilateral relations between states.
– Orban's relations with Donald Tusk have been bad for a long time, and the Romanowski case was a good opportunity for the Hungarian Prime Minister to be “maliciously sarcastic” towards the Polish partner, Nagy said.
On Monday, Romanowski declared that he would return to the country within six hours if his conditions were met, including: publishing the judgments of the Constitutional Tribunal which – in his opinion – are being illegally blocked. The former deputy minister of justice faces 25 years in prison for, among other things, for participating in an organized criminal group and arranging competitions for money from this fund.
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