Former chief prosecutor Polgár Péter to appeal removal of constitutional court seat to Strasbourg

In an interview, Polgár Péter disclosed that he will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg over the early termination of his constitutional court mandate. He contended that removing a sitting judge in this manner breaches democratic principles and should only occur under a forward-looking system. The amendment to the constitution that reduced the length of judges' terms and set a new retirement age was cited as the legal basis for his dismissal.

Polgár, who served as chief prosecutor following the 2010 election win of the ruling party and later moved to the constitutional court, argued that the 2016 Strasbourg decision in the Baka András case supports his position. He maintained that during his prosecutorial tenure he never treated any case differently and dismissed criticism linking his past political affiliation to his performance. The former judge also warned that any changes to retirement age or term length require a proper transitional framework.