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György Matolcsy Testifies Before Court: the Defense Lawyer of the Former Central Bank Governor Spoke Out

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György Matolcsy was taken to the Buda Central District Court on Friday morning, where the court will decide on the arrest of the former central bank governor, Telex reports. According to the former MNB governor's defense attorney, Matolcsy intends to testify at the hearing, and they are proposing a lighter coercive measure.

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György Matolcsy was taken to the Buda Central District Court on Friday morning, where the court will decide on the arrest of the former central bank governor, Telex reports. According to the former MNB governor's defense attorney, Matolcsy intends to testify at the hearing, and they are proposing a lighter coercive measure.

·Budapest, Hungary
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The former central bank governor was transported to court on Friday morning, where a decision will be made on his arrest.

·Hungary
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According to Pál Bátki, there is no mention of loss of property in the investigation documents, although they did not have enough time to study the six thousand pages.

According to Pál Bátki, there is no mention of loss of property in the investigation documents.

György Matolcsy will testify in court at the session deciding on his arrest, his defense attorney announced. The defense is requesting that the arrest be waived.

Former central bank governor György Matolcsy may be arrested, suspected of economic fraud causing significant financial loss and using a false private document. According to his defense attorney, there is no sign of a plea bargain in the six-thousand-page investigation file, and the authorities are not investigating the 100 billion-euro loss of wealth mentioned in the press, but a securities lending contract, the HVG reported.

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24 HU broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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