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TUKÁCS AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY

Doc ref: 75465/17 • ECHR ID: 001-225565

Document date: June 1, 2023

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TUKÁCS AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY

Doc ref: 75465/17 • ECHR ID: 001-225565

Document date: June 1, 2023

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Published on 19 June 2023

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 75465/17 IstvÃ¡n TUKÃCS and Others against Hungary lodged on 18 October 2017 communicated on 1 June 2023

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The application concerns the decision, on 10 April 2017, of the Speaker of Parliament to reduce the monthly renumeration of the applicants, members of Parliament, for their conduct during the speech delivered before the debate on the agenda by another member of Parliament. Applicants Mr TukÃ¡cs, Mr Teleki, Mr SzakÃ¡cs, Mr SzabÃ³ and Mr JÃ³zsa were fined 50,000 Hungarian forints (HUF) (approximately 130 euros (EUR)) and applicants Ms BangÃ³nÃ©, Ms Heringes, Mr KorÃ³zs, Mr GÅ‘gÃ¶s and Mr HorvÃ¡th were fined HUF 100,000 (approximately EUR 260). The applicants unsuccessfully challenged the Speakerâ€™s decisions before the Committee of Immunities and subsequently before the plenary Parliament. The plenary upheld the decisions by a majority during its sessions on 30 May 2017. The applicants complain under Articles 10 and 13 of the Convention.

QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES

1. Has there been an interference with the applicantsâ€™ freedom of expression, within the meaning of Article 10 Â§ 1 of the Convention, in particular having regard to their role as elected members of Parliament in participating in debates of public interest? If so, was that interference prescribed by law and necessary in terms of Article 10 Â§ 2 (see, mutatis mutandis , Szanyi v. Hungary , no. 35493/13, Â§Â§ 26-28 and 33-46, 8 November 2016, and KarÃ¡csony and Others v. Hungary [GC], nos. 42461/13 and 44357/13, Â§Â§ 137-47 and 155, 17 May 2016)?

2. Did the applicants have at their disposal an effective domestic remedy for the alleged violation of their freedom of expression, in accordance with Article 13 of the Convention?

LIST OF APPLICANTS

No.

Applicantâ€™s Name

Year of birth

Nationality

Place of residence

1.IstvÃ¡n TUKÃCS

1958Hungarian

NyÃregyhÃ¡za

2.IldikÃ³ BANGÃ“NÃ‰ BORBÃ‰LY

1972Hungarian

Kaba

3.ZoltÃ¡n GÅGÃ–S

1960Hungarian

PÃ¡pa

4.Anita HERINGES

1984Hungarian

Paks

5.Imre HORVÃTH

1944Hungarian

Budapest

6.IstvÃ¡n JÃ“ZSA

1953Hungarian

DiÃ³sd

7.Lajos KORÃ“ZS

1958Hungarian

Eger

8.SÃ¡ndor SZABÃ“

1975Hungarian

Szeged

9.LÃ¡szlÃ³ SZAKÃCS

1975Hungarian

KomlÃ³

10.LÃ¡szlÃ³ TELEKI

1959Hungarian

Nagykanizsa

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