Opposition Calls National Security Committee Meeting after Völner and Sztojka Cases In reaction to suspected national security aspects of former Deputy Justice Minister Pál Völner's corruption case and government commissioner for... 2022.01.13.
DK Files Charges of Misconduct in Former State Secy Völner’s Case The Democratic Coalition (DK) has filed a report on suspected misconduct of duties concerning the case of Pál Völner, former... 2022.01.10.
Prosecutor’s Office Interrogates Fidesz MP Völner under Suspicion of Bribery The Prosecutor General's Office interrogated former state secretary Pál Völner as a suspect on Wednesday, after parliament voted to lift... 2021.12.16.
Detailed Charges against Fidesz MP Völner Published as Parliament Lifts His Immunity The National Assembly voted to lift former Deputy Justice Minister Pál Völner's immunity in the bribery charges against him. A... 2021.12.14.
Chief Prosecutor: Pál Völner Accepted 83 Million Forints in Bribes The President of the Hungarian Court Bailiff’s Chamber (MBVK) sent a total of HUF 83 million forints (EUR 226 thousand)... 2021.12.13.
Róbert Répássy Appointed State Secretary of Justice Replacing Scandal-Hit Völner President János Áder has appointed Róbert Répássy to the post of state secretary of justice, to replace Pál Völner in... 2021.12.10.
Budapest Mayor Offers HUF 1 Million for Any Proof of Misuse in Asset Sale Tenders Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony, announced that anyone who can prove any kind of misuse in the Budapest Municipality's public tenders,... 2021.12.10.
Opposition Calls on Justice Min Varga to Resign Over State Secy Bribery Charges Hungary's opposition parties on Thursday called on Justice Minister Judit Varga to step down in the wake of bribery allegations... 2021.12.09.
Völner Case: Thousands of Pages of Wiretrap Transcripts and Months of Investigation There are still a lot of question marks over MP and Deputy Minister of Justice Pál Völner's suspected corruption case,... 2021.12.08.
State Secretary Völner’s Asset Declaration: Modest Life, Little Savings Although Pál Völner earned roughly six times the Hungarian average salary, his assets appear to have stagnated in the past decade,... 2021.12.08.
Völner’s Resignation: ‘Right Decision’ vs. Justice Minister Should Also Go – Reactions to State Secy’s Corruption Scandal "So in our country, the state does not monitor criminals with the help of the tools of the secret services,... 2021.12.07.
Deputy Justice Minister Völner Suspected of Bribery Hungary's attorney general has asked the speaker of parliament to lift the immunity of MP and deputy justice minister, Pál... 2021.12.07.
Parliament Prolongs Covid Related Special Measures until Jan.1 Lawmakers on Monday passed an amendment on prolonging the special legal order and special measures related to the coronavirus pandemic... 2021.09.28.
Justice Ministry: Extending Special Legal Order “Absolute Necessity” Extending the current special legal order put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic is "an absolute necessity" to... 2021.09.21.
Parlt Committee Declares Meeting on Pegasus Spy Software Confidential Parliament's national security committee declared its meeting on the issue of Pegasus, an Israeli spy software, confidential for 50 years,... 2021.09.20.
Fidesz-KDNP Refuse to Appear at Nat’l Security Committee Meeting Re: Pegasus Spyware Ruling Fidesz-KDNP's members refused to turn up at the national security's meeting, convened by the opposition. As a result, the... 2021.07.26.