"The event went ahead after Orban's government amended the law on public assembly. The legislation bans holding or attending assemblies that violate the law on the protection of children, which forbids promoting or displaying homosexuality or gender change to persons under the age of 18, therefore banning Pride parades. That allowed police to prohibit the march as part of a broader campaign widely criticized as homophobic."
"Karacsony reclassified the parade as a city hall-organized event to sidestep the changes, arguing it no longer fell under the assembly law. Prosecutors, who are seen as loyal to Orban's government, have nonetheless proceeded with criminal charges. Prosecutors have "filed charges and seek a fine against the mayor of Budapest, who organized and led a public gathering despite a police ban," their office said in a statement."
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony has been charged by prosecutors over his role in organizing last year’s Pride parade, accused of breaching the country's assembly law. Budapest Pride on June 28 drew around 200,000 participants and proceeded after the government amended public assembly rules. The amended law bars assemblies that contravene a child-protection law forbidding promotion or display of homosexuality or gender change to those under 18, enabling police bans. Karacsony reclassified the march as a city hall event to avoid the assembly law. Prosecutors seek a summary fine and have pursued criminal charges amid sharp political tensions with the Orban government.
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