Editor: Jiang Yuxia
Xinhua News
BUDAPEST, June 12 (Xinhua)-- Budapest police (BRFK) has withdrawn its ban on this year's Gay Pride parade, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported Thursday.
The parade, scheduled for July 5, had been banned Wednesday by BRFK chief Gabor Toth, who said it would block major city routes.
At a time of frequent attacks against minorities, an event like the parade should be supported by all democrats, said Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky, adding that he would personally join the march.
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee said in a statement that the ban was neither legitimate nor constitutional, and voiced concern at the police's preference for traffic regulation over ensuring fundamental rights.
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