Hungary Must Arrest Visiting Leaders Sought by ICC, Magyar Says

Hungary’s incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar said he would halt the departure from the International Criminal Court that his predecessor Viktor Orban initiated, affirming that Hungary would respect its obligation to detain leaders on its territory sought by the Hague-based tribunal.

Magyar was asked about a post made by Israel’s ambassador to Hungary last week that said he had invited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sought by the ICC on crimes against humanity charges, to Hungary for this year’s commemoration of the country’s failed 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.