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March 23rd, 2009

Police close off area around Gyurcsány’s home, citing protests

By MTI

Police have closed off the area surrounding Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany’s home in the capital’s upmarket second district, the national police force (ORFK) said on Monday.

The closure was justified by the possibility of demonstrations involving “activities constituting a significant risk for the residence and for the persons protected,” said the force’s website.

Gyurcsany has been on the receiving end of an influx of “threatening or slanderous mail, electronic messages and personal remarks,” said police.

The area was closed for traffic on Sunday evening. The necessity for the closure is under continual review.

Gyurcsany, who was reelected as Socialist party leader at the weekend, has said he will step aside as prime minister in place of a successor who has yet to be chosen.

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5 Comments

  1. sheesh says:
    March 23, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    He’d better leave the country soon or surround himself with henchmen for the rest of his life because once he’s out of office, he’s gonna be in for some nasty suprises. The common folk has a lot to pay him back, if you know what I mean.

  2. rabid says:
    March 23, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    @sheesh And just what will that achieve?

  3. quatermass says:
    March 23, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    Justice.

  4. Attila says:
    March 24, 2009 at 9:26 am

    Too funny. First the Hungarian People demonstrate when they found out that the PM may have been misrepresented himself to get into office and called for resignation. He didn’t resign. So now he’s resigning and they are demonstrating yet again? There is just no pleasing the Hungarians.

  5. JD says:
    March 24, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    “Gyurcsany has been on the receiving end of an influx of “threatening or slanderous mail, electronic messages and personal remarks,” said police.”
    And that was just from his mum !
    Who knows what the general public would do if they got angry. Get drunk?