Budapest District Files Complaint Over Neglected Socialist Centre

  • 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
Budapest District Files Complaint Over Neglected Socialist Centre
The council of Budapest’s District 8 has filed a criminal complaint concerning the neglected former headquarters of the Socialist Party in II János Pál square (formerly Köztársaság sq). The municipality said that the derelict building was a hazard and called for an investigation into the responsibility of the owners.

It noted that the building was owned by the Socialists up to 2010, then it “went from one Socialistassociated firm to another” and is now owned by “a company associated with an offshore venture”.

“The building has long been occupied by rough sleepers, drug addicts and prostitutes” and is in a deplorable state, the document said.

People in the neighbourhood have complained about the littered environment and the noise, the municipality said.

In response, the Socialists said that the building had been sold in a lawful way six years ago, therefore the party has no responsibility for its current state.

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