Hungary’s Cabinet Chief Lázár Calls On Sacked Origo Editor To Come Clear
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
János Lázár, the cabinet chief, late on Tuesday asked the outgoing editor in chief of the Origo news portal to publicly deny rumours surrounding his dismissal. Gergő Sáling was “sacked” because Origo published articles concerning Lázár’s hotel bills, which critics have described as exorbitant, according to opposition demonstrators who held a protest against Sáling’s removal yesterday.
Lázár said in a statement that “I’m asking the outgoing editor in chief of Origo -- with whom as far as I can remember I have never spoken or met -- to say publicly when, with whom and how I put pressure to get him dismissed. If he is unable to do so ... as an honourable ... man he should firmly deny these rumours.”
Speakers at the demonstration read out statements of portals Index, 444, Átlátszó and Origo itself to express solidarity with Origo’s editors and support the freedom of the press.
According to press reports, the editor in chief was removed from his position on Monday under political pressure.
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