Outrage was sparked by revelations Hungary's president had pardoned a man convicted in a child sexual abuse cause.
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00:00 Hungary`s President Katalin Novak announced her resignation on Saturday after coming under
00:04 mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted for covering up a sex abuse case in a children`s
00:10 home.
00:11 "I made a mistake.
00:12 Today is the last day that I address you as a president," Novak said in a speech broadcast
00:16 on state television.
00:18 On April 27 last year, ahead of Pope Francis` visit to Hungary, Novak pardoned the former
00:23 deputy director of a children`s home.
00:26 The man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for helping to cover up the sexual
00:30 abuse committed by the institution`s director, who himself was sentenced to eight years for
00:35 his abuse of at least 10 children.
00:37 On the same day, the Hungarian president pardoned 22 other cases.
00:42 Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Thursday that he had proposed to amend Hungary`s constitution
00:47 that would prevent those convicted of crimes against children from receiving presidential
00:51 pardons.
00:53 Over a thousand people protested in Budapest on Friday, demanding Novak`s resignation.
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