The pro-European winner of Hungary’s parliamentary elections Peter Magyar said Monday that his country will no longer protect people wanted elsewhere, which would affect several foreign politicians who had been protected by his predecessor Viktor Orban.
“Hungary will no longer be a dumping ground for internationally wanted criminals,” he declared at a press conference the day after his victory, naming two Polish men.
Magyar also cited former North Macedonian leader Nikola Gruevski, who has been living in Hungary since 2018 despite a conviction for corruption in his home country.
According to Magyar, it is not only a matter of fairness but also of reciprocity: “We expect the same from other European countries.”
To avoid likely pretrial detention, former Polish minister Marcin Romanowski, suspected of embezzling nearly 40 million euros ($47 million), fled to Budapest, where he was granted political asylum.
Former Polish Attorney General Zbigniew Ziobro, also a resident of Hungary, faces up to 25 years in prison for, among other things, diverting funds intended for crime victims to purchase spyware, allegedly to monitor his political opponents.
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