Hungary foreign minister slams anti-Jewish remark

Published December 5, 2012 4:42pm ET



VIENNA (AP) — Hungary’s foreign minister said Wednesday that calls by an extreme-right politician to register the country’s Jews as potential security risks were “completely unacceptable” and the worst yet in a series attributed to the legislator’s party.

Janos Martonyi also denied suggestions that his country was lenient with neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists, telling reporters “Hungary does not put up with” actions by such groups and individuals.

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