Gyurcsany: Sukoro sentences signs of “biased justice”

Budapest, October 2 (MTI) – Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said Wednesday’s court sentence in the Sukoro casino case was a sign that “some parts of the justice system are working unlawfully, giving in to political bias”.

It is a serious crime known to dictatorships when authorities imprison their political adversaries with the help of the courts, Gyurcsany, who is leader of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), told a press conference on Friday.

He said it was clear that originally his successor had targeted him, in unfair and unlawful methods, but because his prosecution had failed, the “weaker” Miklos Tatrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), and Zsolt Csaszy, former sales manager of MNV, were given prison sentences. He said Tatrai had told him the prosecutor was constantly asking him to provide a false testimony against Gyurcsany during the trial.

“This is not only unfair but also in breach of the law,” he said. Those in power today should be warned that after their fall, “the files will be opened and today’s prosecutors will become tomorrow’s defendants,” Gyurcsany added.

In response, ruling Fidesz called it “appalling” that Gyurcsany was attacking the independent Hungarian court for having declared Sukoro, “which is still so important to him”, a criminal case.