Jobbik: Fidesz can’t protect Hungary

“Recent media reports suggest that Fidesz is unable to protect Hungary,” said Jobbik MP and chairman of the Hungarian Parliament’s national security committee Ádám Mirkóczki in his press conference held in Budapest.

“If you claim being a protector of Hungary, you perhaps shouldn’t deny the existence of the people who were secretly granted refugee and subsidiary protection status,” the opposition politician noted. He emphasized that the international conventions on asylum seekers must be respected but “the government shouldn’t spread the lie that Hungary refuses to respect these treaties and allows nobody to come here”.

Recalling a recent case widely covered by the Hungarian media, Mr Mirkóczki talked about the Afghan man who had secretly been granted protection status and was wanted by the police for sexual abuse committed last weekend. He added that the authorities had had no idea of the individual’s whereabouts for months.