Hungarian Pastor Defies Prison Threat As Orbán Defends US Deals In Rare TV Interview

10,000 gather in Budapest rally for political freedom, organized by the Foundation for the Politically Persecuted. (Worthy News)

By Stefan J. Bos - Posted at Worthy News:

BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – A Hungarian Methodist pastor who faces prison on what he views as trumped-up charges and a government crackdown on dissent told thousands of supporters in Budapest that he would remain faithful to his Christian mission.

“My inner freedom cannot be taken away or imprisoned,” said Pastor Gábor Iványi, once a close confidant of longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who appeared almost simultaneously with the protest in a rare interview on an independent television channel.

Despite golden autumn weather, up to 10,000 people attended the rally organized by the Foundation for the Politically Persecuted.

The demonstration lasted a little over an hour and remained peaceful despite a large police presence. The crowd gradually dispersed as the evening turned cold.

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See also:

• Hungary: Pastor Supporting People in Poverty Faces Charges | Human Rights Watch
• Hungarian Evangelicals Resist Democratic Backsliding (The Horizons Project)
• Orban Critic Faces Prison Ahead of Decisive Hungarian Election (Kyiv Post)