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Budapest Mayor Says He Faces Government Charges for Allowing Pride Rally
Police recommended charging Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for organising the banned 30th pride parade, which drew over 200,000 participants despite new government restrictions.
- On Thursday, Budapest opposition mayor Gergely Karácsony said police recommended charges against him for organising the city's 30th pride parade.
- City hall co‑organised the parade to bypass newly adopted rules after the ruling coalition in parliament passed laws to prohibit this year’s event following the nationalist leader’s ban.
- Pride organisers said more than 200,000 people took part, while police announced they would not act against participants facing fines up to €500.
- Prosecutors may press charges that could send Gergely Karácsony to prison if convicted, but Karácsony dismissed the accusations as 'absurd' and defended the municipality's right to hold events on public property.
- No immediate comment was available from police, and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned organisers of 'legal consequences' before the march, while Gergely Karácsony said he took political risks and will defend his city in court.
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Hungarian police have proposed charging Budapest's liberal mayor, Gergely Karácsony, with organizing the June Pride march, which he allegedly organized despite an official ban. According to Karácsony, this is absurd.
The mayor is accused of violating the right to assembly.
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The mayor said that they were being accused of violating the right to assembly, which he described as completely absurd.
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