As “an organization fighting corruption, the success of our investigative, analytical and legal work, and perhaps even our mere existence threatens the regime of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán,” it said.
The law was criticized by the U.S. State Department, as well as a panel of constitutional law experts from the Council of Europe, a human rights watchdog, which said it can have “a chilling effect” on free and democratic debate in the country.
The European Commission launched and infringement procedure over the law in February this year, citing its potential to undermine the union’s democratic values and fundamental rights.
Orban, in power since 2010 and with a two-thirds majority in parliament that allows his Fidesz party to change any legislation, has denied accusations he was undermining democracy in Hungary after the law passed.
(REUTERS)
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