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"I Was Not an Informer, I Was Not Blackmailable" - János Béres, Former Head of the KNBSZ, Was Also Registered as a Network Person

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János Béres told Átlátszó that he came into contact with military counterintelligence as a teenager because he wanted to work in intelligence, and that's when he received a trial assignment, which he doesn't feel was a tip-off.
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The former director general of the Military National Security Service confirmed: his name is in the agent files - He claims that he signed the recruitment paper voluntarily and with pleasure.

·Budapest, Hungary
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The former head of the KNBSZ, János Béres, worked as a III/IV agent in military counterintelligence. Béres now sees the system at that time differently, but he does not think it is unworthy to hold him accountable for this, since he always served his country. The post Open files: János Béres, former head of the KNBSZ, worked under the codename Szunyog first appeared on 24.hu.

·Budapest, Hungary
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János Béres claims that he was neither an informer nor a blackmailer. According to him, he came into contact with military counterintelligence as a teenager because he wanted to work in intelligence.

·Hungary
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János Béres told Átlátszó that he came into contact with military counterintelligence as a teenager because he wanted to work in intelligence, and that's when he received a trial assignment, which he doesn't feel was a tip-off.

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atlatszo.hu broke the news on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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