A politician from Hungary's homophobic right-wing ruling party Fidesz has been caught by police attending a 25-man gay-orgy in Belgium. Jozsef Szajer who serves the party as a member of the European Parliament in Brussels, was caught by police due to the orgy breaking CoVid-19 restrictions and because a number of participants were suspected of taking illegal drugs. They had first been made aware of the orgy as a result of a noise complaint made by a neighbour.
Belgian newspaper La Dernière Heure quoted one police officer as saying:
"We interrupted a gang bang."
It was also reported that as police entered the building in which the orgy was taking place, Mr. Szajer escaped out a first-floor window and then began running away. He was then apprehended by police as he ran along a gutter. A small quantity of drugs was said to be in Mr. Szajer's possession.
The Belgian public prosecutor's office said of the incident:
"A passer-by reported to the police that he had seen a man fleeing along the gutter; he was able to identify the man. The man's hands were bloody. It is possible that he may have been injured while fleeing. Narcotics were found in his backpack. The man was unable to produce any identity documents. He was escorted to his place of residence, where he identified himself as S. J. (1961) by means of a diplomatic passport."
Mr. Szajer has since released a statement saying:
"The police continued the process and finally issued an official verbal warning and transported me home. I deeply regret violating the Covid restrictions, it was irresponsible on my part. I am ready to stand for the fine that occurs."
The politician added that he wished to keep the matter personal, saying:
"I ask everyone not to extend it to my homeland, or to my political community."
The incident is embarrassing for Mr. Szajer and the ruling government of Hungary under President Viktor Orban who have taken an increasingly hard line on LGBTQ rights. The government has been frequently denounced by international observers for homophobic speech and for attempting to curtail the wider-rights of LGBTQ people. The same government has recently rewritten the Hungarian constitution to "protect the institution of marriage as the union of a man and a woman."
The Hungarian government has come under strong criticism from the European Union in recent years for its ever-increasing anti-democratic stance, including attacks on the free press and on educational institutions. It has also been accused of whipping up antisemitism and xenophobia and not adhering to European liberal-democratic values.
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