Hungary has requested the lifting of immunity for MEP Ilaria Salis , Hungarian MEPs of Viktor Orban announced during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
“Ilaria Salis, the fact that you are acting like some kind of victim is not only shocking, but also absolutely disgusting. Let me make it clear once again: you were not arrested for your political views, you were arrested and tried for armed assault cases against innocent Hungarians!”, Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs wrote on X. He added: “This whole farce is a joke, you are not a democrat and you are not a martyr. You are a common criminal.”
Salis's response was prompt: «As I have already said several times, I hope that Parliament will choose to defend the rule of law and human rights without giving in to the arrogance of an illiberal democracy drifting towards autocracy which, even through the mouths of its own leaders, has already declared me guilty on several occasions before the sentence».
In a note, the Avs MEP continues: "At stake is not only my personal future, but also and above all what we want Europe to be, increasingly threatened by authoritarian political forces."
(Online Union)