Controversial sections of the local regulation in Ásotthalom have been annulled by the top court.
The constitutional court in Hungary ruled that the local council regulations of the Jobbik-lead border town of Ásotthalom were unconstitutional. The court annulled the sections of the regulations banning muezzins operating in public areas, the ban on burqas and chadors and the ban of propaganda activities that present marriage in other ways than the bond between a man and a woman.
According to the decision local councils cannot introduce regulations that directly influence or restrict basic rights. The constitution says that rules affecting basic rights and obligations can only be introduced by law. The regulations were introduced by the mayor of Ásotthalom, László Toroczkai, who is also the deputy chairman of the opposition Jobbik party.
