{"id":35450,"date":"2018-01-07T00:33:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T05:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=35450"},"modified":"2018-01-07T00:34:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T05:34:26","slug":"lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAD-SINGER OF FAR-RIGHT HUNGARIAN ROCK BAND K\u00c1RP\u00c1TIA BANNED FROM ROMANIA FOR 3 YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos-600x332.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>J\u00e1nos Petr\u00e1s, front-man for the far-right nationalist rock band K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, has been banned from performing in Romania, and in addition has been fined 9000 Lej (approximately 2000 euros) for expressing what a Romanian appeals court ruled was \u201chate speech\u201d at a concert held in the Transylvania city of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/?s=csikszereda\">Csikszereda<\/a>\u00a0in 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, which was formed in 2003, is a far-right Hungarian \u201cnational rock\u201d group. Its songs, some of which call for an \u201cunblemished nation\u201d, often draw their lyrics from folk songs and traditional military tunes. The band has been described in the press as \u201cthe house band of the extreme-right Jobbik party.\u201d In the past, the band has participated in a march organized by the since-banned paramilitary group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/ht-comment-mps-radical-rant-shows-jobbiks-racist-tendencies-alive-well-25403\">Magyar G\u00e1rda<\/a>\u00a0(the Hungarian Guard). In 2013, Petr\u00e1s become the center of political controversy when he received the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit from the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n. You can listen to some of K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia\u2019s songs below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_76085\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WGId_8vm2E4?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/WGId_8vm2E4\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the Romanian court, at a concert held on June 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2014, Petr\u00e1s sang songs and made statements to the crowd that violated Romania\u2019s laws banning \u201cthe promotion of personality cults of individuals responsible for crimes against humanity, as well as of fascist, racist, or xenophobic ideologies.\u201d According to prosecutors, through his songs and comments, the K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia singer called on Hungarians to battle on the model of Russians in Crimea in order to regain territories lost following the 1920\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/97th-anniversary-treaty-trianon-hungary-holds-day-national-cohesion-48108\">Treaty of Trianon<\/a>, in which Hungary ceded two-thirds of its territory and roughly 64% of its population (including over 30% of ethnic Hungarians) to neighboring countries. In addition, Romanian authorities claimed that he called for armed battle, criticized the contents of the Treaty of Trianon, and described Romanians as oppressive.<\/p>\n<p>Petr\u00e1s, who was first charged in December 2015, has proclaimed his innocence, arguing that every Hungarian has a right to express his opinion regarding Trianon. In addition, he claimed that the songs he performed were not written by K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, but rather were historical military songs that praised the heroism of Hungarian soldiers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jobbik Reaction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Responding to the Romanian court\u2019s ruling in a statement, Jobbik (which has, in the past several years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/working-rebrand-far-right-party-jobbik-leader-gabor-vona-sits-interview-jewish-magazine-39159\">worked to shed its image<\/a>\u00a0as a far-right, anti-Semitic, racist party) stood by Petr\u00e1s, calling the ruling \u201canti-Hungarian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Going further, the party, which is currently gearing up for parliamentary elections this coming spring, claimed that Petr\u00e1s was not expressing racist or hateful views, but was rather<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProudly standing by his Hungarian identity, proclaiming the unity of the Hungarian nation, and paying respect to heroes who have fallen in defense of the Hungarian homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Via 444.hu, 24.hu, MTI, dw.com, and szekelyhon.ro<\/p>\n<p>Image via 24.hu<\/p>\n<p>Video via YouTube<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years-88724\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos-600x332.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>J\u00e1nos Petr\u00e1s, front-man for the far-right nationalist rock band K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, has been banned from performing in Romania, and in addition has been fined 9000 Lej (approximately 2000 euros) for expressing what a Romanian appeals court ruled was \u201chate speech\u201d at a concert held in the Transylvania city of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/?s=csikszereda\">Csikszereda<\/a>\u00a0in 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, which was formed in 2003, is a far-right Hungarian \u201cnational rock\u201d group. Its songs, some of which call for an \u201cunblemished nation\u201d, often draw their lyrics from folk songs and traditional military tunes. The band has been described in the press as \u201cthe house band of the extreme-right Jobbik party.\u201d In the past, the band has participated in a march organized by the since-banned paramilitary group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/ht-comment-mps-radical-rant-shows-jobbiks-racist-tendencies-alive-well-25403\">Magyar G\u00e1rda<\/a>\u00a0(the Hungarian Guard). In 2013, Petr\u00e1s become the center of political controversy when he received the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit from the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n. You can listen to some of K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia\u2019s songs below:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/WGId_8vm2E4<\/p>\n<p>According to the Romanian court, at a concert held on June 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2014, Petr\u00e1s sang songs and made statements to the crowd that violated Romania\u2019s laws banning \u201cthe promotion of personality cults of individuals responsible for crimes against humanity, as well as of fascist, racist, or xenophobic ideologies.\u201d According to prosecutors, through his songs and comments, the K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia singer called on Hungarians to battle on the model of Russians in Crimea in order to regain territories lost following the 1920\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/97th-anniversary-treaty-trianon-hungary-holds-day-national-cohesion-48108\">Treaty of Trianon<\/a>, in which Hungary ceded two-thirds of its territory and roughly 64% of its population (including over 30% of ethnic Hungarians) to neighboring countries. In addition, Romanian authorities claimed that he called for armed battle, criticized the contents of the Treaty of Trianon, and described Romanians as oppressive.<\/p>\n<p>Petr\u00e1s, who was first charged in December 2015, has proclaimed his innocence, arguing that every Hungarian has a right to express his opinion regarding Trianon. In addition, he claimed that the songs he performed were not written by K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, but rather were historical military songs that praised the heroism of Hungarian soldiers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jobbik Reaction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Responding to the Romanian court\u2019s ruling in a statement, Jobbik (which has, in the past several years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/working-rebrand-far-right-party-jobbik-leader-gabor-vona-sits-interview-jewish-magazine-39159\">worked to shed its image<\/a>\u00a0as a far-right, anti-Semitic, racist party) stood by Petr\u00e1s, calling the ruling \u201canti-Hungarian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Going further, the party, which is currently gearing up for parliamentary elections this coming spring, claimed that Petr\u00e1s was not expressing racist or hateful views, but was rather<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProudly standing by his Hungarian identity, proclaiming the unity of the Hungarian nation, and paying respect to heroes who have fallen in defense of the Hungarian homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Via 444.hu, 24.hu, MTI, dw.com, and szekelyhon.ro<\/p>\n<p>Image via 24.hu<\/p>\n<p>Video via YouTube<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years-88724\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":35451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LEAD-SINGER OF FAR-RIGHT HUNGARIAN ROCK BAND K\u00c1RP\u00c1TIA BANNED FROM ROMANIA FOR 3 YEARS &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LEAD-SINGER OF FAR-RIGHT HUNGARIAN ROCK BAND K\u00c1RP\u00c1TIA BANNED FROM ROMANIA FOR 3 YEARS &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"J\u00e1nos Petr\u00e1s, front-man for the far-right nationalist rock band K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, has been banned from performing in Romania, and in addition has been fined 9000 Lej (approximately 2000 euros) for expressing what a Romanian appeals court ruled was \u201chate speech\u201d at a concert held in the Transylvania city of\u00a0Csikszereda\u00a0in 2014.  K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, which was formed in 2003, is a far-right Hungarian \u201cnational rock\u201d group. Its songs, some of which call for an \u201cunblemished nation\u201d, often draw their lyrics from folk songs and traditional military tunes. The band has been described in the press as \u201cthe house band of the extreme-right Jobbik party.\u201d In the past, the band has participated in a march organized by the since-banned paramilitary group\u00a0Magyar G\u00e1rda\u00a0(the Hungarian Guard). In 2013, Petr\u00e1s become the center of political controversy when he received the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit from the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n. You can listen to some of K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia\u2019s songs below:  https:\/\/youtu.be\/WGId_8vm2E4  According to the Romanian court, at a concert held on June 6th, 2014, Petr\u00e1s sang songs and made statements to the crowd that violated Romania\u2019s laws banning \u201cthe promotion of personality cults of individuals responsible for crimes against humanity, as well as of fascist, racist, or xenophobic ideologies.\u201d According to prosecutors, through his songs and comments, the K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia singer called on Hungarians to battle on the model of Russians in Crimea in order to regain territories lost following the 1920\u00a0Treaty of Trianon, in which Hungary ceded two-thirds of its territory and roughly 64% of its population (including over 30% of ethnic Hungarians) to neighboring countries. In addition, Romanian authorities claimed that he called for armed battle, criticized the contents of the Treaty of Trianon, and described Romanians as oppressive.  Petr\u00e1s, who was first charged in December 2015, has proclaimed his innocence, arguing that every Hungarian has a right to express his opinion regarding Trianon. In addition, he claimed that the songs he performed were not written by K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, but rather were historical military songs that praised the heroism of Hungarian soldiers.  Jobbik Reaction  Responding to the Romanian court\u2019s ruling in a statement, Jobbik (which has, in the past several years,\u00a0worked to shed its image\u00a0as a far-right, anti-Semitic, racist party) stood by Petr\u00e1s, calling the ruling \u201canti-Hungarian.\u201d  Going further, the party, which is currently gearing up for parliamentary elections this coming spring, claimed that Petr\u00e1s was not expressing racist or hateful views, but was rather  \u201cProudly standing by his Hungarian identity, proclaiming the unity of the Hungarian nation, and paying respect to heroes who have fallen in defense of the Hungarian homeland.\u201d  Via 444.hu, 24.hu, MTI, dw.com, and szekelyhon.ro  Image via 24.hu  Video via YouTube  Source:\u00a0hungarytoday.hu  &nbsp;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-07T05:33:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-01-07T05:34:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"749\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"415\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/10edfc7ddc0e006131357c2bcb81b96b\"},\"headline\":\"LEAD-SINGER OF FAR-RIGHT HUNGARIAN ROCK BAND K\u00c1RP\u00c1TIA BANNED FROM ROMANIA FOR 3 YEARS\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-07T05:33:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-07T05:34:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":483,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/karpatia-petras-janos.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/lead-singer-far-right-hungarian-rock-band-karpatia-banned-romania-3-years\\\/\",\"name\":\"LEAD-SINGER OF FAR-RIGHT HUNGARIAN ROCK BAND K\u00c1RP\u00c1TIA BANNED FROM ROMANIA FOR 3 YEARS &#8211; 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K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, which was formed in 2003, is a far-right Hungarian \u201cnational rock\u201d group. Its songs, some of which call for an \u201cunblemished nation\u201d, often draw their lyrics from folk songs and traditional military tunes. The band has been described in the press as \u201cthe house band of the extreme-right Jobbik party.\u201d In the past, the band has participated in a march organized by the since-banned paramilitary group\u00a0Magyar G\u00e1rda\u00a0(the Hungarian Guard). In 2013, Petr\u00e1s become the center of political controversy when he received the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit from the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n. You can listen to some of K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia\u2019s songs below:  https:\/\/youtu.be\/WGId_8vm2E4  According to the Romanian court, at a concert held on June 6th, 2014, Petr\u00e1s sang songs and made statements to the crowd that violated Romania\u2019s laws banning \u201cthe promotion of personality cults of individuals responsible for crimes against humanity, as well as of fascist, racist, or xenophobic ideologies.\u201d According to prosecutors, through his songs and comments, the K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia singer called on Hungarians to battle on the model of Russians in Crimea in order to regain territories lost following the 1920\u00a0Treaty of Trianon, in which Hungary ceded two-thirds of its territory and roughly 64% of its population (including over 30% of ethnic Hungarians) to neighboring countries. In addition, Romanian authorities claimed that he called for armed battle, criticized the contents of the Treaty of Trianon, and described Romanians as oppressive.  Petr\u00e1s, who was first charged in December 2015, has proclaimed his innocence, arguing that every Hungarian has a right to express his opinion regarding Trianon. In addition, he claimed that the songs he performed were not written by K\u00e1rp\u00e1tia, but rather were historical military songs that praised the heroism of Hungarian soldiers.  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