Several thousand people protested yesterday in Budapest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban after the broadcast of an audio recording that allegedly proves the involvement of a member of the government in a corruption scandal.
The call for demonstrations was launched during the day, after the broadcast of a video of Peter Magjar, a lawyer and former associate of the Hungarian authorities, who now, as a kind of insider, accuses the government of corruption.
"We will not allow the biggest political and legal scandal in the last 30 years to be suppressed," the Hungarian told the crowd at the protest.
He also called for the resignation of state prosecutor Peter Bolt.
Several thousand people first gathered in front of the state prosecutor's office and then walked to the square near the parliament.
The Hungarian, who was married to former Justice Minister Judit Varga, released a two-minute audio clip online Tuesday of two people discussing a corruption investigation involving a former deputy justice minister during Judit Varga's tenure.
The Hungarian claims that it is about a conversation he had with Judit Varga, his wife at the time, in January 2023. In the conversation, she mentions Orban's cabinet member Antal Rogan and his team.
"Yes, they got away," Judit Varga said on the video.
The Hungarian claims that this is evidence of manipulation during the investigation.
Judit Varga responded to the publication of the video, accusing Peter Magyar of forcing her to say it.
"He read rumors in the press, and since he was harassing me for days, I said what he wanted me to say so that he would leave me alone," said Judit Varga.
The Hungarian government did not respond to the broadcast of the audio recording, the authenticity of which AFP could not verify.
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