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Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Budapest calling on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to step down, after a presidential pardon in a child sexual abuse case sparked outrage across the country. Hungary's President Katalin Novák and former Justice Minister Judit Varga stepped down over the weekend after revelations a man who covered up child sexual abuses had been pardoned by the state. Endre K, a former deputy director of a state-run children's home, was pardoned by President Novák last year ahead of a visit by Pope Francis. The pardon was made public earlier this Februa...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and the rapper Lil Wayne, just hours before he was due to leave office. The list of those pardoned -- as well as 70 people whose sentences were commuted -- was likely to draw allegations of cronyism, at the end of a term during which the president promised to "drain the swamp" of Washington politics. However, neither Trump nor his relatives were listed, amid speculation he could use the legally dubious tactic of a preemptive pardon to fend off future charges. Bannon -- who was ...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump has issued a number of pardons during his time in the White House and is expected to deliver more before he leaves on January 20, 2021. Here is a look at the pardon powers of the US president and some notable and controversial pardons over the years: The president's pardon powerThe US Constitution gives a president the "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States, except in cases of impeachment." This allows the president to issue pardons or commute sentences for persons convicted of federal offenses but not for state...
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