Szájer is not only an MEP and founding member of Fidesz, the Prime Minister Orbán party that openly opposes equal rights for LGBT people and is now seeking to ban the adoption by gay couples.
Hungarian MEP admits he was at lockdown ‘orgy’
József Szájer says he was at party broken up by police
for breaking coronavirus rules.
Hungarian MEP József Szájer admitted to being at a
party, described as an “orgy”, which broke lockdown rules in Brussels
BY MAÏA DE LA
BAUME
December 1,
2020 2:01 pm
A senior
MEP from Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party admitted Tuesday that he took part in a
“lockdown party” — described by local media as “an orgy” — that was broken up
by Brussels police.
József
Szájer said in a statement that he was “present” at the “private party” — at
which, according to the Belgian press, police found 25 naked men, including an
MEP and a number of diplomats.
According
to a press release from the public prosecutor’s office, “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.”
Szájer said
police gave him “an official verbal warning” and took him home. He said he had
not taken drugs and added that he was “sorry” and that he “deeply” regretted
breaking COVID restrictions: “It was irresponsible on my part. I am ready to
stand for the fine that occurs.”
The
Hungarian, a long-serving member of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party,
resigned as an MEP on Sunday. He said in his statement Tuesday that his
“misstep” was “strictly personal” and added, “I ask everyone not to extend it
to my homeland, or to my political community.”
An official
close to the investigation said officers were called after “a legal complaint
for night-time disturbance” was lodged about a “lockdown party” in an apartment
on Friday night in the center of Brussels.
Belgium
announced a second lockdown last month, with a curfew in place and gatherings
of more than four people not allowed.
Szájer is a
senior member of Fidesz who helped draft the country’s constitution. He served
as head of the Fidesz delegation in the European Parliament and a member of the
assembly’s foreign affairs committee.
The
Hungarian government has cracked down on LGBTQI rights and last week, along
with Poland, voiced strong opposition to a gender equality plan for EU foreign
policy that seeks to bolster women’s, girls’ and LGBTQI rights worldwide by
“challenging gender norms and stereotypes.”
In a
statement, the Fidesz delegation to the European Parliament said that Szájer
had “made the right decision when he resigned … He made the only right
decision. We acknowledge his decision, just as we acknowledge that he has
apologized to his family, his political community and to the voters.”
This
article has been updated.
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