He said that Hungary’s new civil code opens up the chance for people insulted due to of their affiliation to a community to sue and claim damages from the perpetrator.

Co-leader of the green opposition LMP party, András Schiffer, said the police had let slip plenty of chances to crack down on hate mongers over the past few years.

He argued that unsuccessful government was a breeding ground for racist speech. He added that the radical nationalist Jobbik party should only be banned if an institutional link can be proven between the party and violent groups.

MP Pál Steiner of the Socialists said that Holocaust denial is a crude manifestation of anti-Semitism that “goes beyond all boundaries” and “deeply injures all sober-minded people”.

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