Katalin Novák the first woman and youngest person elected Hungarian president said she “made a mistake” after issuing a pardon that “caused bewilderment and unrest for many people.”
Katalin Novák, the first woman president of Hungary, resigned on Saturday after severe backlash over granting a pardon to a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case. Endre Kónya, who also goes by Endre K, was an accomplice and it was revealed that Novák issued a presidential pardon for him in April 2023., World News, Times Now
Hungarian President Katalin Novák announced her resignation on Saturday following mounting pressure over her pardon of a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. "I made a mistake," said Novák in a video broadcast by state television. It was recently revealed that Novák pardoned a man who had been legally convicted of aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of children and young people. The disclosure triggered street protests and condemnation from lawmakers across the political
There shall be no mercy for paedophiles,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding that he had filed a constitutional amendment to prevent a pardon from being g
Thousands of demonstrators turned out in Budapest on Friday evening to demand the ouster of Hungarian President Katalin Novák over how she handled a pardon in connection with a case involving the abuse of children. It recently became known that Novak pardoned a man who had been legally convicted of aiding and abetting the sexual abuse of children and young people. Novák did not give a reason for the controversial pardon. The man she pardoned was the deputy head of a children's home in Bicske nea