Hungarian pastor Gabor Ivanyi said on Monday that assault charges brought against him and eight others were manufactured for political reasons by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, AFP reports. The 74-year-old, who once officiated Orban’s wedding and is now a prominent critic of the Hungarian autocrat’s far-right drift, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted for “leading a group that committed violence against public officials.” JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the