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Monday, March 5, 2012

Hungarian Jewish writer Akos Kertesz seeking asylum in Canada

Mađarski židovski pisac Akos Kertesz traži azil u Kanadi

After Kertesz slammed wartime Hungary’s role in the Holocaust in an article published last August, "a political campaign was mounted against him, not only by the Budapest city hall but also from within the government and parliament," a statement said.

Kertesz, 80, winner of the Hungary’s most prestigious literary prize the Kossuth, left last Wednesday, it said.

Nakon što je Kertesz u svom članku ( prtošlog listopada) prokazao  ratnu ulogu Mađarske u  Holokaustu , podigla se protiv njega politička kampanje, ne samo u Budimpešti, već i u vladi i u parlamentu.

Kertesz ( 80 godina), koji je  dobitnik najprestižnije literarne nagrade  "Kossuth" otišao je prošle srijede.

 "Nakon političke kampanje u provladinoj štampi, gospodin Kertesz  patio je od prijetnji i napada, i osjećao je da je njegov život  u opasnosti" rečeno je u izjavi.
 

It quoted Kertesz as saying : "I did not make my decision against Hungary or the Hungarian people but against the current government. I hope to be able to return again to a human and democratic Hungary."

Kertesz je rekao: " ja nisam donio moju odluku protiv Mađarske ili mađarskog naroda, već protiv sadašnje vlade. nadamn se da ću se moći ponovno vratiti u jumanu i demokratsku Mađarsku."

Članak,  koji je štampan u "Amerikai Nepszava" , novinama  na mađarkom jeziku u Americi, opisuje  da su  Mađari u ratno vrijeme  bili  "genetski inferiorni" za njihovu ulogu u Holokaustu i optužuje ih da nisu preuzeli odgovornost za smrt više od 400.000 mađarskih Židova.

  Zbog toga što se Mađarska nije ispričala ona neće dobiti niti oprost .

dalje čitajte u originačnom članku

Since Hungary "did not apologise, it will not receive absolution," he wrote.

He also likened Hungarians to pigs who "like to wallow in the mud without worrying about the butcher who will soon slit their throats." Kertesz amended the article in September, omitting the mention of genetic inferiority.

Hungary has introduced a raft of judicial and constitutional reforms that critics have said undermine democracy by removing vital checks and balances on the government’s power. The European Commission posed legal challenges in January to several of the new laws.