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Hungarian and Polish supporters of the former mayor of Budapest’s III. District, Balázs Bús, who has been in pretrial detention since the end of June at a maximum security prison, have gathered for prayers and a demonstration. Speakers have spoke out in support of other political prisoners of Péter Magyar’s regime, and have held prayers for the victims of the tragic coach accident on Saturday in Hungary, during which twelve Polish pilgrims have lost their lives.
Supporters of Balázs Bús expressed their solidarity on Sunday during a Holy Mass and an ecumenical prayer service. The former mayor of Óbuda and former vice president of the National Cultural Fund (NKA) was arrested in late June and has since been held under special supervision at the Csillag Prison in Szeged, Southern Hungary.
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The event, titled “Overcome Evil with Good” was organized by CitizenGO Hungary, a Catholic civic organization. The goal of their initiative is to stand up, as citizens, for those who are being detained in Hungary without trial.
The program began at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, at the St. Peter and Paul Parish Church in Óbuda, where a Mass was celebrated attended by hundreds of people. Following this, a prayer gathering was held in the square in front of the church. Among those present in the square was Balázs Hankó, former Minister of Culture and a FIDESZ member of parliament. Police officers have been called on two well-known pro-TISZA government provocateurs, who held up signs with vulgar wording and graphics.
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The event was held for those who “dare to stand up as private citizens for the defendants in politically motivated trials.” Among the participants there was a significant Polish presence as Balázs Bús is a prominent activist on the side of Polish-Hungarian friendship. He was instrumental to renaming one of the III. District’s squares into the Square of the Katyn Martyrs, and erecting a memorial to Jerzy Popieluszko, a priest murdered by the Polish communist secret service. For his contributions Mr. Bús has been awarded a Polish state award.
In a social media post, the chairman of Poland’s main opposition “Law and Justice” party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has accused the Magyar government of political revenge, political manipulation of the justice system and of harassment of political rivals. In his view, Magyar has set his sights on the former mayor of Budapest’s III. District, “a great friend of Poland” during a “witch hunt” with political undertones, aimed at harassing the opposition.
Everything indicates that the new Hungarian Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, is following in [PM Donald] Tusk’s footsteps, which most likely does not bode well for his political future. We are already seeing this in Poland. Those who live by the sword die by the sword…”,
wrote the former Polish Prime Minister.
Zemsta polityczna Polityczne wykorzystywanie wymiaru sprawiedliwości? Szykany wobec konkurentów politycznych? Brzmi znajomo…
Na celowniku premiera Węgier Pétera Magyara znalazł się były burmistrz III dzielnicy Budapesztu, Balázs Bús, wielki przyjaciel Polski, upamiętniający w…
— Jarosław Kaczyński (@OficjalnyJK) August 14, 2026
The former mayor is currently held in the infamous Csillag (Star) prison in the southern town of Szeged. The Csillag is a maximum security prison reserved for the most serious criminals, such as rapists and murderers.
In an interview for Radio Wnet, Maciej Szymanowski, former director of the Warsaw Wacław Felczak Polish-Hungarian Cooperation Institute spoke about the dramatic situation developing under Hungary’s new “influencer” prime minister. As he pointed out, “the Hungarian government is carrying out swift and brutal purges within state institutions. The praise from some liberal media outlets for the efficiency of the new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, clashes with the harsh reality. Opposition politicians are being held in Hungarian detention centers, and the standards of their treatment are causing immense controversy.”
Mr. Szymanowski has mentioned that Prime Minister Magyar publicly accused the leadership of the foundation (NKE) where Bús worked of stealing the equivalent of EUR 46 million. Meanwhile, documents show that the institution managed to spend only a fraction of that amount before the elections. Currently, at least 12 opposition figures are behind bars, and often not even their defense attorneys are allowed to visit them, the Polish academic said. He continued by saying that the rapid pace of political changes in Hungary is causing concern among foreign observers. In just four months, the new prime minister has managed to remove the country’s president, the attorney general, and the head of the Constitutional Court from their posts.
“Péter Magyar currently wields the greatest power of any prime minister in the European Union—greater even than that of the German chancellor,”
emphasized Prof. Maciej Szymanowski. To divert citizens’ attention from economic problems, the head of government is banking on a constant escalation of emotions. Péter Magyar has adopted the style of an “influencer prime minister,” who must announce a new scandal every day or create an atmosphere of threat. “I fear that the situation in Hungary is heading toward an ever-larger spectacle, because there simply will not be as much bread as was promised,” noted the Mr. Szymanowski.
Prayers held for Balázs Bús at the Péter and Paul Church in Budapest. Photo: Hungary Today
From the outset, his supporters have contested the justification for the coercive measures taken against him and have repeatedly emphasized that, in their view, Balázs Bús has been targeted for political reasons. The demonstration on Sunday, therefore, cannot be interpreted merely as a show of support for one individual. The organizers announced the event as a broader civil society initiative in support of those whom they believe are being detained in politically motivated proceedings.
Although the prayers were held primarily on behalf of the former Óbuda Mayor, speakers have also expressed their solidarity with the dozen or so prisoners in pre-trial detention, who they have identified as victims of a politically motivated purge. Those gathered have also remembered the victims of the Saturday coach accident, in which twelve Polish pilgrims have lost their lives, and many others have been seriously injured.
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