""The police concluded their investigation against me in connection with the Budapest Pride march in June with a recommendation to press charges," he said in a video posted to Facebook. "They accuse me of violating the [new law on] freedom of assembly, which is completely absurd." Karácsony approved the Pride event and took to the streets with hundreds of thousands of marchers in defiance of the ban. Celebrants anointed Orbán "King of European Pride.""
""In April, Hungary's Parliament passed the Assembly Act, a constitutional amendment that codifies earlier law banning events that involve a \"depiction or promotion\" of homosexuality, together with government recognition of only two sexes, male and female. Like his authoritarian ally Vladimir Putin in Russia, Orbán has engaged in a politically motivated campaign against the \"degenerate West\" and instituted \"gay propaganda\" laws prohibiting the \"depiction or promotion\" of homosexuality to minors.""
Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony faces criminal charges after approving and joining the Budapest Pride march in June despite a government ban. Police recommended charges alleging violation of the Assembly Act's freedom of assembly provisions. Hungary's Parliament passed the Assembly Act in April, codifying bans on events that "depict or promote" homosexuality and affirming recognition of only two sexes. The law and related "gay propaganda" measures mirror restrictions in Russia and are tied to a broader government campaign against the "degenerate West." Opponents view the prosecution as political retaliation ahead of national elections.
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