The text of the new bill states that those who spread false information or “distorted” facts could be prosecuted, with terms carrying “one to five years of imprisonment.” There was also an outcry from activists in the human rights community, who fear that Orbán may have been handed a carte blanche to crack down on freedom of speech in the country. O, più semplicemente, cacciare l'Ungheria dall'Unione.
Ma proprio per questo ho il diritto, e il dovere, di dire che dopo quello che ha fatto Orban oggi l'Unione Europea DEVE battere un colpo e fargli cambiare idea. Former Italian Prime Minister Matter Renzi tweeted that the EU must make Orbán change his mind, or “drive Hungary out of the Union.” Meanwhile, the adoption of the bill caused concern across the EU on Monday. “If opposition MPs do not vote to extend the emergency, we will solve the crisis without them,” Prime Minister Orbán told the parliament at the time. The draft text was proposed on 20 March by Justice Minister Judit Varga and was first voted on last Monday (23 March), when the opposition rejected the law via an extraordinary procedure. The next parliamentary elections are due in 2022. Moreover, by-elections and referendums can no longer be held in the country for as long as the state of emergency period is in effect. The law passed on Monday with 137 votes for, 53 against and no abstentions, with the entire opposition voting against the bill. The new plans would also see up to five years of imprisonment for those accused of spreading misinformation, as well as up to eight years for those found to be breaching the quarantine measures introduced as a means to stem the coronavirus outbreak in Hungary. The Hungarian Parliament approved new emergency powers on Monday (30 March) that will allow the ruling Fidesz party the right to rule by decree, without a set time limit, in a move that prompted an outcry from human rights groups.
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