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.
DK Politician Varju Suspected of Violating Election Rules, Causing Bodily Harm Laszlo Varju, MP of the opposition Democratic Coalition, has been questioned as a suspect in connection with "crimes against the... 2020.01.06.
Prosecutor’s Office Says Took All Measures to Prevent Győr Family Murders The public prosecutor's office on Friday insisted that it had "used all legal means to prevent a chain of events"... 2019.12.20.
Syrian Suspect in People Smuggling Ring Taken into Custody A Budapest court has ordered the detention of a Syrian national on the charge of people smuggling, Budapest's deputy chief... 2019.12.09.
Hableány Tragedy – Charges Brought against Viking Cruise Ship Captain Charges have been brought against the captain of a cruise ship which collided with sightseeing boat Hableány in central Budapest... 2019.11.28.
Prosecutor’s Office: Fraud Proceedings Dropped if Funds Repaid The Budapest public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday that in cases involving minor budget fraud, the authority may consider dropping... 2019.10.09.
Fifteen Indicted in Central Budapest Property Swindle Budapest's municipal prosecutor has indicted 15 people on the charge of "unfaithful handling" of public assets in connection with the... 2019.09.13.
Prosecutors Raise Terrorism Charges against Alleged Islamic State Member Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday said they have raised charges against a Syrian national alleged to have been a member of... 2019.09.03.
Jobbik MP Farkas Indicted on Charges of Election Fraud Hungary's central investigating prosecutor has raised charges against Jobbik lawmaker Gergely Farkas for election fraud. In the 2018 general election... 2019.08.26.
LMP Lawmaker Márta Demeter Questioned on Charges of Abusing Office The central bureau of investigation of the public prosecutor's office has questioned Márta Demeter, a lawmaker of green opposition LMP,... 2019.08.23.
Ruling Parties’ Majority Lifts Opposition MP Demeter’s Immunity Parliament has voted to lift the immunity of LMP lawmaker Márta Demeter on Friday, with 131 votes in favour and... 2019.07.12.
