EU Liberals: Hungary Crossed The Line Over Death Penalty, Migration Issues
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) in the European Parliament has condemned talk in Hungary of restoring the death penalty and “the xenophobic and leading wording” of the government’s national consultation on migration. The ALDE statement was released ahead of a debate in the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU.
“The ALDE Group in the European Parliament firmly condemns both the call for the re-introduction of the death penalty in Hungary and the xenophobic and leading wording of its Government’s public consultation on migration,” the statement said.
Responding to a recent question in parliament by a lawmaker of the radical nationalist Jobbik party concerning capital punishment, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the issue deserved a public debate.
“Hungary has crossed a line,” the ALDE statement said, calling on the European Commission to “act now”.
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