PM Orbán's strongman, Minister Rogán's name illegally removed from US sanctions list? Top Dem Sens demand explanation - DailyNewsHungary

Rogan was removed from the list after three months, saying the move "undermines the credibility of the United States in the field of anti-corruption policy."

PM Orbán's strongman, Minister Rogán's name illegally removed from US sanctions list? Top Dem Sens demand explanation - DailyNewsHungary

Top Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen (North Hampshire) and Elizabeth Warren (Massachusets) demand answers as to how Minister Rogán’s name could be removed from the US Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List without proper explanation. Until they receive answers, they regard the move as unlawful. Rogán removed from the list slowly We wrote earlier this week that Minister Antal Rogán, one of Orbán’s strongest ministers resp…

Two leading Democrats have sharply criticized the Trump administration for already removing Antal Rogán from the sanctions list, Politico reports. Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren wrote in a statement to NatSec Daily that the move undermines the United States' credibility in the field of anti-corruption policy. Shaheen is the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Warren is the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee…

According to two senators, the United States government illegally removed the Hungarian minister from the sanctions list.

Antal Rogán was placed on the sanctions list by the Biden administration's Treasury Department after allegedly playing a role in organizing corruption schemes aimed at controlling several strategic sectors.