Prosecutor’s Office Agrees to Further Cooperation with EU Anti-Fraud Body Hungary's Chief Public Prosecutor Péter Polt and Ville Itälä, Director-General of OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud body, signed a working agreement... 2022.02.12.
Chief Prosecutor: ‘Lawful’ that Former State Sec. Völner is Not under Arrest for Corruption Hungary’s chief prosecutor has been asked why former state secretary Pál Völner, accused of bribery, has not been arrested, even... 2022.02.09.
RTL: Compromising Private Recordings of Public Figure Found in Bailiff Head Schadl’s Safe Compromising photos depicting an unnamed public figure were found in the safe of the Völner case's key figure, György Schadl,... 2022.01.26.
Prosecutor Orders Investigation Following Complaint by Justice Min after Defamatory Allegations The prosecutor's office has ordered an investigation based on a complaint by the Minister of Justice, Judit Varga, the Metropolitan... 2022.01.05.
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.
Supreme Court, Prosecutor’s Office Promise to Protect Hungary’s Constitutional Order There is a growing political notion among opposition parties that in the event of a change in government, Hungary’s constitution... 2021.12.16.
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.
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.
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.
Opposition to File Complaint about House Speaker Kövér’s Remarks Hungary's opposition alliance is filing a criminal complaint concerning Speaker of Parliament László Kövér's recently leaked remarks made a year... 2021.11.30.
Prosecutor’s Office Dismisses Complaints against Fidesz Politician Who Admitted Purchase of Pegasus Spyware Ruling Fidesz vice-president Lajos Kósa did not share factually accurate information when he acknowledged that the Ministry of Interior had... 2021.11.26.
‘Fertilizer King’ László Bige Charged Again with Misappropriation and Bribery Szabolcs-Szatmár Bereg county’s chief prosecution office has pressed charges against one of Hungary's wealthiest businessmen, László Bige, and five of... 2021.10.12.
Prosecutor’s Office Launches Investigation Into Pegasus Spyware Case The Regional Proscutor's Office of Investigations of Budapest has launched an investigation into the Pegasus spyware case under suspicion of... 2021.07.23.
CIA Helped Hungary Catch an Alleged Terrorist The Hungarian Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) has caught a person planning to carry out terror attacks in Hungary in early... 2021.06.30.
Justice Min: EU Ministers Have No Problem with Hungary Not Joining Union’s Prosecutor’s Office The debate on the rule of law is "finally where it should be", in front of justice ministers, the Hungarian... 2021.06.08.
Hungarian, European Public Prosecutor’s Office Sign Working Arrangement The offices of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) and Hungary's public prosecutor have signed a working arrangement on cooperation... 2021.04.09.
Prosecution Office Drops Case of MP Hadházy’s Video of Stacked Coffins in Morgue The Central Chief Prosecution Office of Investigation terminated the investigation in the case of Independent MP Ákos Hadházy, who made... 2021.01.26.
Eight People Charged with Forging Hungarian Passports for Foreigners The Budapest Prosecutor's Office has charged eight people with forging Hungarian passports for 76 people from non-European Union countries. Public... 2021.01.11.
Chief Prosecutor’s Office Handles over One Million Cases in 2019 The office of Hungary's chief prosecutor handled a total of 1,032,000 cases in 2019, up from some 634,000 the year... 2020.12.31.
Syrian, Tunisian Nationals Charged with People Smuggling Three Syrian and a Tunisian men were charged with smuggling illegal migrants across Hungary to western Europe in 2014 and... 2020.12.28.
Public Prosecutor Files Charges Based on OLAF Proposal The Budapest public prosecutor has filed charges based on a proposal by Europe's anti-fraud office, OLAF, against four men for... 2020.10.20.
