"The left tries to use the law against its political opponents".

Balázs Orbán, the prime minister's political director, also reacted to the Tusk cabinet members' statement that neither the Hungarian ambassador in Warsaw nor Viktor Orbán would have been welcome at the opening ceremony of Poland's consecutive EU presidency on January 3.

Tusks sank to an unseen depth: the Hungarian ambassador was banned from the ceremony

He recalled that Hungary granted political asylum to Poland's former Deputy Minister of Justice back in December. He added that Marcin Romanowski was arrested by the Polish authorities despite his right to parliamentary immunity, so it became questionable whether he could expect a fair trial.

Balázs Orbán also drew attention to the fact that after the cases against Donald Trump, Matteo Salvini, Marine Le Pen and others

"this is yet another example of the left trying to use the law against its political opponents."

Viktor Orbán's political director concluded his post by saying, "if accepting political refugees and standing on the side of justice means that we are excluded from some opening ceremonies, it is still worth the price."

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Cover image source: Facebook/Balázs Orbán