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EU: MED-HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: Hungarian Parliament toughens laws on border crossing

09 September 2015

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"In a parliamentary session begun this morning [Friday], MPs voted on a package of laws early this afternoon that would include stronger penalties for “illegal crossings” of the Hungarian border, with 140 voting in favor and 33 voting against...detailing the role of the army and police in safeguarding Hungary's borders in the event of a declaration of a state of emergency.

The amendments passed in Parliament today includes revisions to the Penal Code that will treat “illegal” border crossings, the damage, or the obstruction of the construction of the border fence punishable as a separate crime. The law will also expedite the asylum procedure of refugees and make it more efficient, broaden the defense of the country’s borders, establish provisions for setting up transit zones on the country's borders, and tighten penalties leveled at people smugglers."

See the article: Hungarian Parliament toughens laws on border crossing (Budapest Business Journal, link)

And see: Refugee crisis: Hungary may deploy military to southern border, says PM Viktor Orban (Independent, link)

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