Hungary has banned controversial Ukrainian politician Omelchenko from entering the country
Grigory Omelchenko has been added to the list of individuals banned from entering Hungary and the Schengen Area. According to the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, the politician allegedly threatened Viktor Orbán and his family. In addition to Omelchenko, the restrictions also apply to Yevgeny Karas and Boris Tizengausen.
This was reported with reference to 24.hu.
Orbán’s Chief of Staff, Gergely Gulyás, stated that Omelchenko “threatened” Viktor Orbán and his family. The Hungarian authorities consider Karas a “leader of a neo-Nazi group,” while Tizengauzen allegedly discussed sending Ukrainian troops to Hungary.
Grigory Omelyanovich Omelchenko is a People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the II–VI convocations and a Hero of Ukraine. He holds a Ph.D. in Law, is an associate professor, and a lieutenant general.
He was a member of the parliamentary commission investigating the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze. In September 2005, while delivering a report on the commission’s findings from the parliamentary rostrum, Omelchenko accused Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma of organizing the crime and Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn of instigating it.
In October 2009, the politician announced his departure from Yulia Tymoshenko’s “Batkivshchyna” party. He explained his decision by stating that “the party includes people previously convicted of gang rape, thieves, and fraudsters.”
Hungary criticized the agreement between Ukraine and the EU on the resumption of the “Druzhba” pipeline.
Recall that Orbán claimed that Ukrainians were threatening his family and children.
Orbán and Magyar also held mass rallies in Budapest ahead of the elections.
