Budapest Mayor Charged for Flouting Orban’s Pride Parade Ban

Hungarian authorities pressed charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony, one of the country’s most prominent opposition figures, for flouting a police ban of the annual Pride parade last year.

The Budapest Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday asked the courts to level a fine against Karacsony for stepping in to co-organize the event under the auspices of the capital municipality, according a statement published on Wednesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orban had called for a ban of the event.