Hungarian politician admits attending lockdown party in Brussels
By DW
13 December 2020 |
4:22 pm
Jozsef Szajer of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party has admitted he was at an illegal gathering on Friday. The conservative politician was found with drugs in his possession as he fled from what Belgian media called an orgy.
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