Viktor Orbán: The Left is Inciting People Not to Obey the Law
Ferenc Gelencsér, a Momentum politician, asked in his immediate question to the Prime Minister about the events at the Carmelite monastery on 3 May and whether the Prime Minister condemned the events.
In parliament, one can be a member if one takes an oath, and the oath clearly states: we will obey and enforce the law, but you are doing the opposite. You are constantly inciting people not to obey the law
– Mr. Orbán said.
In Budapest, after a demonstration permitted by local authorities on 3 May 2023 in Budapest, a group of participants moved unannounced to the Carmelite Monastery which is the Prime Minister’s office. Later on in the evening the police informed participants that they were attending an unlawful, unannounced demonstration and asked them to step back from the police cordon.
According to Telex, the demonstrators first started pushing the police back and then a scuffle broke out. “You are hurting children”, “shame on you”, the students chanted. The police told the demonstrators to stop advancing and to step back because their behavior was unlawful and soon afterwards they fired tear gas at the students. One demonstrating student jumped over a cordon blocking a nearby construction site and several others broke through part of the temporary fence. Police officers blocked the protesters’ way, and another, more serious scuffle broke out, with students removing several cordons and throwing them to the ground as police officers tried to fight them off.
The Prime Minister stressed that it is possible to demonstrate in Hungary, but it is not allowed to enter construction sites, vandalize public buildings or throw things at police officers. In his reply, Viktor Orbán repeated his call on parents, students, teachers and left-wing MPs to respect the law and to express their opinions within the legal framework.
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