Budapest Pride procession in Hungary is banned by the police, but the mayor swears

At the end of this month, the police have banned the annual Budapest Pride procession of Hungary, prompting the response of a response from the generous Mayor Gergeli Karaxoni.

“Budapest City Hall Budapest Pride will host March, June 28,” the mayor swore.

With some legal support from the courts, the recent turn of a cat and rat -confrontation of the Fidez government of nationalist Prime Minister Victor Orban, with the support of the city police against the LGBICIKU community and its supporters.

Annual Pride March has been suspected since the announcement of Orbon in February that it would not take place this year, and the law was enacted to restrict the aggregation if the child protection laws were broken for public promotion of homosexuality.

Karaxoni has said that the City Council has no right to ban “Independence Day” organized as a pride of pride, as it is not subject to the rules of freedom of the Assembly.

Tens of thousands of people from Hungary and abroad are expected to participate in the event on June 28.

“They can try to ban the parade of unicorns,” the Mayor wrote on Facebook.

According to the new law of gatherings passed in March, all the police recognized as participants using the face recognition software can be fined between £ 14 and 20 420.

“Child protection trumps all other laws. And we have changed the laws in that mood. We do politics and we will work in the future,” Fidez Communication Head Tamas Menzer told News Portal 444.

“Pride has nothing to do with freedom of expression or freedom of the assembly … Pride is a feast. A particular sexual community is a feast. It is not appropriate for children to see.”

Pride organizers announced that Victor Orban at his annual State of the Nation Speech last February, “No need to bother this year.” It was followed next month, if a foul of the Child Protection Law of 2021 falls, the law to restrict the right to freedom of the assembly.

The Rainbow Mission Foundation, which organizes pride and other human rights groups in Hungary, announced a series of events with the Pride on June 28.

But he was impressed by the authorities as to which incident recognizes proudly. The Supreme Court of Hungary stopped Curia in two rulings so far, banning the incidents.

Budapest Mayor appeared on a joint Facebook video with Budapest Pride Spokesman Mate Hazedus on June 16, announcing the day of independence, with events late in the morning.

The mayor wrote to the police that the central incident should be marched through the city and the program is “not proud”.

“There are no trucks. There are no dancers. There is no sex in any form.” They have managed the purpose of “freeing the nation’s capital”.

The police are now trying to stop the reason why minors can witness the procession, actually participants, how they wear, or what banners they carry.

Budapest Police Chief Tamas Terdik argued that it violated the child protection law and argued that the police issued a 16 -page document and defended the ban.

So what really happens on June 28?

Human Rights Group Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), Anyone who goes to the day to refuse to pay is advised Fine in any place.

They suggest if someone receives a notification by post or fails in court to ask for the right to appeal with the police.

Most people participate, the police try to try it, HHC argues, as it can create a huge backlog for the police and the courts.