István Balsai
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István Ákos Balsai is a Hungarian
politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1990 and 1994. He joined to the Hungarian Democratic Forum
(MDF) in 1988 and became a member of the National Assembly of Hungary
in 1990. He was appointed justice minister in the first democratic Hungarian government. During his term as minister the first democratic fundamental laws were made.
He was a member of the leadership of the MDF in 1994 and between 1996-2003. He served as chairman of the party's Committee of Ethics from 1996 to 2005. He was the leader of the parliamentarian group between 1998 and 2002. He became a member of the Lakitelek
working group which critizied the activity of the presidency and president Ibolya Dávid
. Later this group transformed as National Forum. Balsai was excluded from the MDF in 2005.
Balsai joined to the Fidesz parliamentarian group after six months. He was commissioned to examining the 2006 protests in Hungary
by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
in 2010. Balsai said in the report dated 15 March 2011 that the investigation had also uncovered possible grounds for raising the charge of the perpetration of an act of terror. The author said that it is necessary to investigate whether Gyurcsány should take political and legal responsibility for the police’s behaviour. “In the course of my investigation I came to the conclusion that October 23 [was] the symbol of the most grievous offenses … [and a symbol of] the Gyurcsány government’s violent and paranoid exercise of power,” Balsai wrote in the document.
He was elected to a member of the Constitutional Court of Hungary
in 2011. As a result he resigned from his parliamentary seat and other political positions.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
politician and jurist, who served as Minister of Justice between 1990 and 1994. He joined to the Hungarian Democratic Forum
Hungarian Democratic Forum
The Hungarian Democratic Forum , abbreviated to MDF, was a centre-right political party in Hungary. It had a liberal conservative and Christian democratic ideology...
(MDF) in 1988 and became a member of the National Assembly of Hungary
National Assembly of Hungary
The National Assembly or Diet is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 386 members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is based on a complex system involving both area and list election; parties must win at least 5% of the popular vote in order to enter list members...
in 1990. He was appointed justice minister in the first democratic Hungarian government. During his term as minister the first democratic fundamental laws were made.
He was a member of the leadership of the MDF in 1994 and between 1996-2003. He served as chairman of the party's Committee of Ethics from 1996 to 2005. He was the leader of the parliamentarian group between 1998 and 2002. He became a member of the Lakitelek
Lakitelek
Lakitelek is a large village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4613 people ....
working group which critizied the activity of the presidency and president Ibolya Dávid
Ibolya Dávid
Ibolya Dávid born Baja, Hungary ,1954 is a Hungarian lawyer, politician, she was the president of the Hungarian Democratic Forum between 1999-2010. Dávid was the Hungarian Minister of Justice between 1998-2002. She was the only female Minister in the government of Viktor Orbán. Dávid is a member...
. Later this group transformed as National Forum. Balsai was excluded from the MDF in 2005.
Balsai joined to the Fidesz parliamentarian group after six months. He was commissioned to examining the 2006 protests in Hungary
2006 protests in Hungary
The 2006 protests in Hungary were a series of anti-government protests triggered by the release of Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány's private speech in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, and had done nothing worth mentioning in the...
by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán
Viktor Orbán is a Hungarian populist and conservative politician and current Prime Minister of Hungary...
in 2010. Balsai said in the report dated 15 March 2011 that the investigation had also uncovered possible grounds for raising the charge of the perpetration of an act of terror. The author said that it is necessary to investigate whether Gyurcsány should take political and legal responsibility for the police’s behaviour. “In the course of my investigation I came to the conclusion that October 23 [was] the symbol of the most grievous offenses … [and a symbol of] the Gyurcsány government’s violent and paranoid exercise of power,” Balsai wrote in the document.
He was elected to a member of the Constitutional Court of Hungary
Constitutional Court of Hungary
The Constitutional Court of Hungary is a special court of Hungary, making judicial review of the acts of the Parliament of Hungary. The official seat of the Constitutional Court is Esztergom....
in 2011. As a result he resigned from his parliamentary seat and other political positions.