‘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.
Momentum Leader on Criminal Charges: ‘It would be absurd anywhere but in Belarus or Putin’s Russia’ András Fekete-Győr, leader of opposition party Momentum, responded to the Prosecutor General's Office charging him with assaulting law enforcement personnel,... 2020.09.30.
Momentum Leader Charged with Assaulting Police The Budapest prosecutor's office has pressed charges against six suspects, including opposition Momentum leader András Fekete-Győr, for throwing bottles, smoke... 2020.09.29.
Former Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács Acquitted of Espionage to Russia, Sentenced only on Fraud Charges Béla Kovács, a former Jobbik MEP, has been acquitted of charges of espionage to Russia but sentenced to a suspended... 2020.09.24.
Two Men Attempt to Disperse Counterfeit Euros “Worth” More than HUF 100 Million The Somogy County Attorney General's Office initiated the arrest of two men in Budapest who were suspected of obtaining counterfeit... 2020.07.27.
Fidesz Group Leader Kocsis: ‘No Excuse for Paedophilia Crimes’ The ruling Fidesz party plans to propose to parliament a wide-ranging package of legislative amendments based on a review of... 2020.07.13.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Dispute Over Child Pornography Laws A left-wing commentator cautions the Left against following its moral sentiments and demanding harsher punishment for pedophiles. A pro-government columnist... 2020.07.10.
Five Prosecuted for Wearing Hungarian Guard Uniforms at Horthy Commemoration The Public Prosecutor's office has brought charges against four men and a woman who in March attended an event in... 2020.06.03.
Fidesz MP Boldog Charged with Corruption Fidesz MP István Boldog was questioned on corruption charges last week. The larger governing party's representative of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county's 4th... 2020.05.22.
Pakistani Man Arrested for Alleged Murders A court has ordered the arrest of a Pakistani man apprehended in Hungary in line with an international warrant for... 2020.02.24.
Pyramid Scheme: Charges Raised against Hungarian with UK-registered Company The Budapest chief prosecutor's office has raised charges against a Hungarian national based in the UK who ran an alleged... 2020.02.18.
Opposition Protests against Criminal Proceedings against DK’s Varju Several opposition parties have protested against the fingerprinting and DNA sampling of Democratic Coalition (DK) politician László Varju as part... 2020.01.28.
