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JOBBIK DEMANDS GRUEVSKI'S ARREST, EXTRADITION

 

The conservative Jobbik party has demanded the immediate arrest and extradition of former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who is wanted in his home country. MP Ádám Mirkóczki told a press conference that the Macedonian politician is believed to have entered Hungary by car.
Jobbik demands from the interior ministry to explain “how it was possible for a criminal to make his way through the southern border Hungary has reinforced by spending hundreds of billions of forints”, he said.
If Gruevski entered Hungary using false documents that reveals serious shortcomings in border security, Mirkóczki said. “But if he arrived here with Hungarian government help, there should be personal consequences,” he said.
Hungary has listed Macedonia as a safe country, Mirkóczki said, adding that Gruevski is a “criminal, not an asylum-seeker”.
Mirkóczki, who is the head of parliament’s national security committee, initiated that the body should deal with Gruevski’s case during its meeting next Tuesday.