Hungary’s president resigns after backlash for pardon in child sex abuse case
Hungary’s president resigned on Saturday following backlash over his pardon for a man convicted of covering up child sexual abuse. Katalin Novak, 46, broadcast a televised message on Saturday saying she was throwing in the towel following Friday’s street protests against her pardon decision. “My pardon has caused confusion and anxiety to many people,” Novak […]
Hungarian President Resigns over Pardon of Child Sex Abuse Accomplice
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Hungary’s conservative president has resigned amid public backlash over a pardon he granted to a man convicted of being an accomplice in a child sex abuse case. The decision sparked an unprecedented political scandal for the long-ruling nationalist government. Katalin Novak, 46, announced in a televised message on Saturday that she […]
Hungary’s president resigns after granting a pardon to a man convicted in child sexual abuse case
Hungary’s conservative president resigned on Saturday amid public backlash over the pardon he granted to a man convicted of being an accomplice in a child sex abuse case, a decision that is a major blow to his long-ruling nationalist government. It sparked an unprecedented political scandal. Katalin Novak, 46, announced in a televised message that […]
GOP senators demand info on pardon of Maduro fixer Alex Saab
Three Republican senators are demanding that the Justice Department turn over its investigative file on Alex Saab, who is said to have been the head of financial intermediation between Venezuela and Iran. President Biden pardoned Saab, 52, in December as part of a broader prisoner exchange that resulted in the release of 10 Americans. Prior […]
Bali bomber Ali Imron seeking presidential pardon in Indonesia | Bali
Ali Imron, who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings, has asked for a presidential pardon, saying he wants to be released to work on deradicalization projects across Indonesia. Imron, 54, spent 21 years in prison for the bombing that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians and 38 […]