2024-02-10 21:00:00
Hungary’s president resigns following it was revealed she had pardoned a convicted child sex offender. at an assisted living facility near Budapest
Foreign news agencies reported that Ms. Catalin Novak, President of Hungary. Announcement of resignation through a live broadcast on television On Saturday, February 10, 2024, from the case where she decided to pardon The man who was imprisoned for forcing children to Withdraw testimony regarding sexual harassment They accused the director of a state children’s home of
Hungarian media revealed last week that the suspect was one of 25 people whom Mrs. Novak allowed to be pardoned in April last year. until there was a wave of dissatisfaction and protests calling for her resignation
Ms Novak said in her resignation statement: She apologized and admitted that she had made a mistake in allowing the accused to be pardoned. who is the deputy director of the children’s home where the incident occurred and was sentenced to 3 years in prison, while the director Sentenced to 8 years in prison
Mrs. Judit Varga, former Minister of Justice Who approves such pardon also resigned from her current position. who is the main candidate for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in the European Parliament elections.
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