US EditionOutrageous: Slovakia Criminalises Questioning of Beneš Decrees, i.e. WWII-Era Collective Punishment of Hungarians
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Outrageous: Slovakia criminalises questioning of Beneš decrees, i.e. WWII-era collective punishment of Hungarians
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has signed a highly controversial amendment to the country’s Criminal Code that makes it a criminal offence to publicly question the post–Second World War Beneš decrees, a move that has sparked fierce criticism from Hungarian minority groups, opposition parties and political figures in both Slovakia and Hungary. The amendment, approved by the Slovak parliament earlier this month and signed into law on Tuesday, w…
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini signed the amendment to the Criminal Code, which will make it a criminal offense to question the Beneš decrees, writes Napunk. This may also have consequences in Hungarian domestic politics, because the Orbán government, which is trying to gain the sympathy of those from across the border, did not openly criticize the move. According to the law, questioning the decrees can be punished with six months in prison. …
Based on the Beneš Decrees, Germans and Hungarians are collectively responsible for World War II.
Following Peter Pellegrini's decision, his nationalities advisor, Krisztián Forró, resigned from his position.
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has signed an amendment to the law that makes questioning the Benes Decrees a criminal offense in Slovakia, meaning anyone who criticizes the historic decrees could face up to six months in prison.
Gulyás on Government Info: There is no achievement of the past decade that would survive a change of government The Slovak head of state signed the amendment to the law declaring questioning the Benes decrees a criminal offense Orbán: We had a strange year Péter Magyar would declare December 24 a public holiday A Hungarian policeman on his day off and a Romanian firefighter on his day off were run over to death on the M1 The peace summit would b…
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