Szijjarto: LIBE report concludes 'show trial' against Hungary

Brussels has conducted a "show trial" against Hungary, which now ended with a politically motivated verdict, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday, commenting on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) accepting the report on Hungary. The report by Green MEP Judith Sargentini reviewed the state of the rule of law in Hungary, and said there was a "clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values of the European Union", which it said warranted launching the Article 7 procedure. The committee accepted the report with 37 votes in favour and 19 against. Speaking in London where he attended a forum introducing stock exchange heads from the Visegrad Group countries, Szijjarto said that "trials where the verdict is written before the procedure starts are well known from Hungarian history." Brussels "was not interested in the truth", he said.