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Police escort demonstrators out of Kossuth Square during the new parliament’s inaugural session
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Police on Tuesday morning escorted several demonstrators out of Kossuth Square in front of Parliament, the Budapest police headquarters (BRFK) has said on its website.
On Monday evening, civil protestors formed a human chain around Parliament demanding that Hungary join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the restoration of the previous constitution and election law as well as an independent public media.
BRFK said in a statement it had escorted the protestors out over personnel and facility security regulations, adding that it will close off Kossuth Square for cleanup and explosive detection work.
The commander of the Parliamentary Guard earlier ordered Kossuth Square to be closed off from 6pm on Monday to 2pm on Tuesday.
In its reasoning it said parts of the programme concerning the new parliament’s inaugural session would take place outdoors.
Those events are to be attended by the newly-elected MPs as well as several protected persons.