Sentencing in the criminal cases of left-wing politicians is often delayed too long.

Of course, the current situation is convenient for us, nationalists and sovereignists, from a domestic political point of view: the left-wing and left-liberal opposition are simply not opponents - that is, at the national level. The capital is of course a different matter, but I am convinced that we can start with good chances even in Budapest next year.

However, I believe that we have duties that we should not neglect. And this is nothing more than the fact that if the parties and politicians of the opposition commit offenses that exceed or may exceed the limits of legality, then they should not and should not be brushed over easily, saying: why be tough with this incompetent opposition, anyway they are under the frog's bottom. Let's not keep kicking the dead horse, because they will feel sorry for them in the end...

This kind of attitude is wrong in my opinion.

Because we must always act in the spirit of democratic norms and legality, no matter how weak our opponent is. We are responsible for ensuring that the democratic political culture is strong in Hungary. It follows from this that the law must take the necessary measures against the opposition, if it deserves it, and here I am primarily thinking of legality, law enforcement, judicial measures, the observance and enforcement of the law.

In other words, we set a standard, the standard of normality and morality, which is an extremely important requirement for actors in political life. In this way and in this spirit, I am forced to draw attention to a few specifics.

First of all, there is the case of Gábor Simon, former deputy president of the MSZP, which has been going on for nine years (!). The charge against him is that he cannot account for HUF 267 million in income and that he did not pay tax on the money. What is really shocking is that in almost a decade the investigation did not get anywhere, in the meantime there was a "change of judges" three times, and let's get ready: the case is still, or more precisely, back at the first instance.

My second example is the lawyer Csaba Czeglédy. In 2017, he was accused of gross budget fraud of six billion euros related to student work, and to this day no final judgment has been reached in his case. Let's think about it:

Czeglédy has been a suspect for six years, but in the meantime he ran in an EP election as well as in the municipal elections in Szombathely, and he was able to do all of this - and he was able to take time, since he enjoyed immunity as a candidate and municipal representative - because there was no final court ruling.

The third example could be the scandal surrounding the City Hall. We remember how much we listened to the fact-finding audio recordings of the masked figure named Anonymus in the media, which showed that, according to all indications, a well-developed corruption network is dealing with real estate around the capital's administration (not just the City Hall at all), and from all this the "sharks ” – the parties – do they all share? I know, this is all just suspicion. But how long do we have to wait for the verdict, maybe we have to suffer through another Christmas cycle because the investigations will not have meaningful results?

The fourth is even more recent: the globalist organization called Action for Democracy, managed by Dávid Korányi, made serious financial donations to Márki-Zay's Everyone's Hungary Movement, with which sums the opposition parties allegedly participated in the campaign, and this violates the letter of the law.

It is very good that a bill has now been drawn up to ensure that civil organizations are also subject to the rules that apply to parties running in elections, i.e. they cannot use foreign aid for campaign purposes. But what about the current case? Is it expected that there will be a judgment on this at some point?

The fifth example is even more recent: it recently became clear as a result of the OTP's report (or announcement) that the 99 Movement led by Gergely Karácsony received about HUF 500 million in donations between August 2021 and September 2022, the vast majority of them in bundles, in euros and dollars. Karácsony talks about the alleged "micro-donations" - the foreign currencies that come in bundles -, the people involved are silent, they have nothing to say, since that would either be a lie or an admission that it is something other than micro-donations. The investigation has begun because a crime is suspected, the consequences of which are not so insignificant.

Budget fraud, money laundering and the use of false private documents are among the charges. And it is also obvious that, just as in the case of the Action for Democracy money above, in this case it is likely that the money came to the left-wing organization from abroad.

And let's stop here for a moment! Hungarian law formulates the charge of treason quite broadly. In other words: where does treason begin in politics? Where is the line between opposition politics and anti-national politics? It is hardly possible to give exact, precisely defined boundaries. The section of the criminal code currently in force reads as follows:

A Hungarian citizen who initiates or maintains contact with a foreign government or a foreign organization for the purpose of violating the independence, territorial integrity or constitutional order of Hungary shall be punished for a crime with imprisonment from five to fifteen years.

After this, can it be classified as treason if someone accepts money from foreign organizations in order to manipulate and ultimately win the elections? Of course, in a first approach, the system of foreign relations - for example by Action for Democracy - cannot be classified as treason, because although the opposition organizations could in principle be in contact with foreign organizations and accept money from them, it cannot be said that this is detrimental to Hungary's independence, territorial integrity or constitutional order. it was done with the intention of violating it. Although this is an interesting question: it was possible to know exactly from the programs of the opposition parties what they would do if they came to power - precisely at the suggestion or command of foreign organizations.

First of all, they would have subordinated the operation of the government to the union, the American Democrats or even global organizations, so our independence would have been taken away. Secondly, with the obvious authorization of migration, the supposed dismantling of the border fence and other measures, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of migrants would have been allowed into the country, and if anything, this would have greatly endangered the territorial integrity of the country. Finally, thirdly, we know very well that Zoltán Fleck's amazing constitutional lawyers thought that the Hungarian Basic Law would have been changed illegally, without a two-thirds vote, with a simple majority. What is this, if not the overthrow of the Hungarian constitutional order?

I think it follows from this that the supposed actions of the opposition after winning the elections with the help of foreign funds and organizations could in principle fall under the current paragraph of treason - and the consequences could then be very serious. But will there be anyone - if there is really a convicting court verdict in these cases - who will suggest that the opposition has committed treason?  

The question is, of course, poetic.

In a word, the Hungarian justice system issues a certificate of itself when it delivers judgments on time in the above left-wing criminal cases, or does not do so. 

And at the same time, we either develop the Hungarian democratic culture or we don't. By the way, if there were harsh sentences, it would also be good for the left. Because if it falls apart because of this (also), then the possibility of a real renewal could open up for them - because in their current line-up, the only thing at stake for them is the existence of their representatives and other political payments, nothing else.

And then I didn't even mention the things Ferenc Gyurcsány wore - why would I? He is a beautiful, pleasant, tireless, indelible part of our life. We need him like a morsel of bread, don't we?

Source: Hungarian Nation

Cover photo: Csaba Czeglédy and Ferenc Gyurcsány / Photo: Magyar Idők