Jobbik Calls For Isolating Refugee Camps To Reduce Ebola Threat In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2014 11:00 AM
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday called for isolating Hungary’s refugee camps and reception centres in order to reduce the threat of the Ebola epidemic and improve public safety. Jobbik MP Dániel Z Kárpát told a press conference that illegal refugees are approaching Hungary who originate from countries that are potentially affected by the epidemic.
Even if there is but a minimal chance for these people to carry the disease, this option cannot be ruled out either, he said, noting that refugees are currently free to walk out of the camps and get in contact with the locals.
The lawmaker called on the government to make the costs of catering for “supposed” refugees public and said that many criminals could be hiding among them.
He called for preparations to restore the national border crossing authority with no delay because the “rush of refugees” is not expected to abate.
Last year the number of refugees grew by nine to ten-fold from previous years and reached 15-20,000, he said.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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