European court ruling could open door to migrants

A new ruling by the European Court of Justice prohibiting the use of psychological examinations to verify the sexual orientation of asylum seekers could open the doors to migrants entering Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said on Friday.

Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner told the paper that the court had passed its ruling with prior consultations with experts. If the tests used in asylum procedures are not reliable, this should be declared by psychologists rather than judges, he added.

“We are aware of a significant part of migrants lying about their age and origin. Similarly, they could also lie about their sexual orientation,” Völner said.

The paper said “it is a major danger that more and more migrants will turn up at the Hungarian border declaring themselves to be homosexual, which means they must be admitted”. Relevant international agreements prohibit the return of migrants to countries where their lives or health could be threatened and many African countries persecute homosexual relationships, it added.