Persecuted Ex-Minister Romanowski to Lead Hungarian–Polish Institute of Freedom

From The Hungarian Conservative:

Former Polish Deputy Justice Minister Marcin Romanowski has been appointed head of the newly established Hungarian–Polish Institute of Freedom. The announcement was made at a joint press conference in Budapest, featuring Romanowski; Miklós Szánthó, Director General of the Budapest-based conservative think tank, the Center for Fundamental Rights, which founded the new institute; and Chris Farrell, Director of Investigations and Research at the American conservative rights advocacy organization Judicial Watch.

Commenting on Romanowski’s case, Chris Farrell urged the public to ‘take a stand against actions that seek to curtail freedom of expression, and do so as soon as possible, before it is too late’. He said that Judicial Watch had launched its own investigation into the case, concluding that it fits a broader pattern across Europe of silencing conservative voices defending national sovereignty, democratic self-government, and traditional values. ‘Tactics that seek to silence critical voices risk building a soft authoritarian regime,’ Farrell warned.

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