Brussels refers Hungary to EU Court over release of human smugglers

Brussels refers Hungary to EU Court over release of human smugglers

The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice over its controversial policy of releasing convicted human smugglers from prison before they complete their sentence, citing violations of EU criminal law obligations.

The European Commission and the government of Viktor Orbán add up to a new dispute. The Community Executive has reported on Wednesday that it will bring Hungary to European justice for releasing more than 1,000 human traffickers in 2023. On the pretext that it could not take charge of the stay of these people in prison – arrested for facilitating the illegal entry of migrants into the country – Budapest took them out of prison and gave them 72 h…

Under the condition of leaving the country, Hungary has released hundreds of smugglers from prison early on, and the EU Commission sees this as a violation of EU law.

Hungary previously released at least 2,000 foreign people smugglers from prison and ordered them to leave the country, a move the European Commission says violates European law.

According to the European Commission, the Hungarian government is violating EU law and undermining joint EU efforts against migrant smuggling with its "reintegration detention".

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