# Szájer resigns as MEP after Brussels lockdown party

Date: 2020

On 29 November 2020 Fidesz MEP [József Szájer](/people/jozsef-szajer) announced his resignation after Belgian police found him fleeing a gathering in Brussels that broke COVID-19 rules. According to prosecutors, police called by neighbours found about 20 people in a flat in the city centre, and Szájer, who was carrying drugs, tried to escape down a drainpipe. He later left Fidesz.

## People

- József Szájer: https://factrail.ai/people/jozsef-szajer

## Sources

- https://telex.hu/belfold/2020/12/01/szajer-jozsef-kozlemenyben-reagalt
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55145989
- https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/01/brussels-sex-party-public-prosecutors-office-will-not-discuss-identity-of-suspected-mep

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/szajer-resigns-after-brussels-party-2020-11-29