DECLARATION

The „Civilians for Peace” Movement is shocked at learning that the action against the Budapest Police Headquarters’ ban of its demonstration planned for 15^th February 2003 was dismissed by the Budapest Court. We consider this court decision as well as the one of the Budapest Police Headqurters as politically motivated and as a brutal violation of the right for holding public meetings.

We find it especially deleterious and protest against the fact that the Budapest Police gave permission to a Neo-Nazi organisation to use Kossuth Square (in front of the Parliament building) . This decision creates a situation in which our consequenty anti racist and anti exclusion movement cannot use Kossuth square without casting shadow on its humanistic character.

Considering the above mentioned, we are going to request the Budapest Police Headquarters to issue a permission for holding our demonstration on the route starting from Liszt Ferenc Square via Andrássy Boulevard to Heros’ Square . At the same time we declare that our movement insist on this route and no way to change it under any circumstances.

Budapest , 7^th February 2003.

The Organisers