Below his post, Magyar published a voice recording attributed to the defense minister, recorded in April 2023, talking, among other things, about the government aiming to set up a capable, combat-ready Hungarian army.
“Viktor Orbán’s government is a government of lies and war. It’s over. They must go,” Magyar said in his post.
“In this recording, the defense minister admits, in fact, he proudly announces that what they have been preaching about for years is just a stupid lie,” the head of the Tisza Party said.
“Last year, the presidential pardon scandal made it clear that Orbán and his government only protected families and children in words and they were actually the ones supporting pedophile monsters. Now it turns out that while the government has been talking about protecting Hungarians for years, they are the ones who would be willing to sacrifice the security of their compatriots for money and power. This is not a political mistake. This is a crime. A crime for which there will never be a pardon,” Magyar added.
In the recording, the minister talks about the government having decided to set up a strong, capable Hungarian army.
“This means that we are breaking with our peace activities. We know what these are; but we are basically breaking with the peace mentality through a process. It is natural that the process publicly known as rejuvenation, is simply the easiest way to change this. Let us break with the peace mentality and move into phase zero of the road to war. I am asking Lieutenant General Gábor Böröndi to carry out and implement this,” Minister of Defense Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said in the leaked recording.
Reacting to the recording, the defense minister wrote on Facebook that “I am building a military that is able and ready to protect the country with arms … peace requires strength.”
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