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Two years ago, Hungary witnessed an appalling act of premeditated violence when Ilaria Salis and her Antifa associates launched coordinated, unprovoked assaults on innocent pedestrians in Budapest, the Secretary of State for International Communications and Relations of the Prime Minister’s Office wrote on his social media page.
Zoltán Kovács, sharing a video of the attacks in the post, recalled that following the attacks in February 2023, “the Hungarian authorities acted swiftly, arresting Salis and charging her with organized assault.” He added that, however, instead of facing justice for her actions, “she has been shielded by the political elite in Brussels, hiding behind her newly won immunity as an MEP.”
️ Two years on: Still no justice for @SalisIlaria’s victims
Two years ago, Hungary witnessed an appalling act of premeditated violence when Ilaria Salis and her Antifa associates launched coordinated, unprovoked assaults on innocent pedestrians in Budapest. They roamed the… pic.twitter.com/qewDi5t3EM
— Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) February 9, 2025
The politician stressed that Ilaria Salis is “not a hero,” but a “violent extremist who saw Hungary as a battleground for her ideology, attacking defenseless citizens in broad daylight.
Yet rather than standing trial like any other criminal, she was granted the ultimate escape route—election to the European Parliament.”
Kovács pointed out that Salis is now using her position to evade accountability. He recalled: “Hungarian prosecutors have sought an 11-year sentence for her crimes, a punishment fitting the severity of her actions. Yet, instead of respecting Hungary’s independent judiciary, foreign media and left-wing political circles have launched a campaign to rewrite the narrative, portraying Salis as a martyr rather than the violent offender she is.”
❗@salisilaria If you’re innocent, why are you hiding behind your EP immunity? Instead of playing the victim, you should face justice like anyone else. Spare us the lectures on democracy—Hungary upholds the rule of law, and no amount of melodrama will change the facts. https://t.co/EPn93cQ35c
— Zoltan Kovacs (@zoltanspox) February 10, 2025
As an example of the false claims, he noted that her father Roberto Salis spread claims that she had been denied her right to vote while in Hungarian custody. Although the Hungarian Prison Service clarified that she is granted voting rights under Hungarian law, “these facts did not stop the international media from pushing a fabricated story to fit their preferred narrative,” he explained.
The Secretary of State accused Brussels of having double standards:
While Hungary is constantly lectured about democracy and rule of law, those same European institutions have no issue interfering in a criminal case, ensuring one of their ideological allies avoids punishment.”
The real victims in this case are the Hungarian and foreign nationals who were violently attacked, he underlined. “Their suffering has been ignored, their injuries dismissed. Instead, the focus remains on protecting an Antifa militant who used violence as a political tool,” he added.
“Hungary will continue to demand what should have been delivered two years ago: justice,” Kovács concluded.
Featured image via European Parliament/Laurie Dieffembacq