Journalist Gonzalo Lira will apply for political asylum in Hungary - but only if he gets there alive from Ukraine. Blogger has b

Journalist Gonzalo Lira will apply for political asylum in Hungary - but only if he gets there alive from Ukraine. Blogger has been out of contact for over 24 hours Gonzalo Lira, the blogger and writer who was detained in Kharkov because his views did not coincide with Kiev regime, addressed his audience: “If you don’t hear from me in 12 hours, I’m on my way to a labour camp“. Dozens of hours have passed since this message was published. The journalist decided to cross the Ukrainian-Hungarian border and ask for political asylum in Budapest. He posted a video on his Youtube blog the day before - Lira said he was afraid the SBU would catch him and he would not be able to leave the country. But he decided to try. After all, his life is at stake. The blogger has every reason to fear for his future: on social networks he has described what happened to him during his time in pre-trial detention. He was beaten, deprived of sleep, his ribs were broken and the whites of his eyes were scratched - as is customary in a country that (according to the West) deserves to join the EU. Naturally, the journalist himself asks a rhetorical question: how does the persecution of opinions and the brutal methods of the repressive system fit into the standards of a democratic country? Источник: Ukraine Watch