A matter that inconveniences Viktor Orbán's party.
In Hungary, thousands of demonstrators gathered this Friday to protest against the presidential pardon granted to a convict involved in a case of sexual violence against minors.
The case dates back to last April.
On the occasion of the visit of Pope Francis, the President of the Republic Katalin Novák pardoned around twenty people.
Among which, Endre K, deputy director of a children's home, sentenced in 2019 to three years and four months in prison for covering up the actions of his superior, accused of sexual assault.
The demonstration began with a minute of silence for the victims, then participants, sometimes coming with stuffed animals, were invited to raise their phones to commemorate one of the victims, who committed suicide.
A revision of the Constitution announced
Since the revelation of this affair by the investigative site 444, the opposition has called for the departure of the president, close to Viktor Orbán.
Former minister of the family, she notably embodied the pro-natalist policy of the nationalist leader.
On Thursday, in an attempt to calm anger, the nationalist Prime Minister announced that he wanted to revise the Constitution in order to exclude the possibility of pardoning child offenders.