Hungarian prosecutors press charges against Budapest mayor for organizing banned Pride march

Hungarian prosecutors press charges against Budapest mayor for organizing banned Pride march

BUDAPEST, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Hungarian prosecutors brought ​charges against ‌Budapest's liberal Mayor Gergely ‌Karacsony over his role in arranging an LGBTQ+ rights rally ⁠and ‌they were seeking a fine without ‍a trial, prosecutors said in a statement ​on Wednesday.

Tens of ‌thousands of protesters marched through Budapest on June 28 despite a police ban, ⁠turning the ​Pride march ​into a mass anti-government demonstration in ‍one ⁠of the biggest shows of opposition ⁠to nationalist Prime Minister ‌Viktor Orban.

(Reporting by ‌Anita Komuves)

 

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