Anger at use of genetic test to prove race
21st June 2012
A Hungarian politician who underwent genetic testing to prove his racial purity has drawn widespread condemnation, with the move branded a “scandalous abuse of technology”.
The MP, a member of Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party, was allegedly issued a certificate ahead of local elections stating that Roma and Jewish ancestry could be ruled out.
A Budapest-based company, Nagy Gen Diagnostic and Research, provided