Border Fence In Hungary May Be Built By Prisoners

  • 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
Border Fence In Hungary May Be Built By Prisoners
The government will have prisoners construct the fence on the border with Serbia, Népszava writes today, based on a cabinet resolution published in official gazette Magyar Közlöny. The resolution reassigns Ft 6.57 billion from government reserves to cover costs expected to arise at corrections institutes. The sum is identical to the cost of building the barrier as announced by the government.

To date, the government has said that the fence will be built by police or soldiers.

The interior minister is to account for the sum by March 31, 2016.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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