The Archives Apologized for Mistakenly Including a Well-Known Politician in the Agent Database
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The name of Sándor Lezsák appeared in the útszettaktak.hu database due to an IT error, the Historical Archives of the State Security Services (ÁBTL) announced. The institution emphasized that Lezsák appears on the magnetic tapes as a person under surveillance, not as a network person, and apologized for the misunderstanding caused.
The Archives apologizes.
The name of former Hungarian Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Sandor Lezsak, appeared in a publicly available database as a collaborator with the communist secret services. Lezsak turned out to be a person under surveillance, not a communist agent. Authorities cite a technical error as an excuse, but the opposition is demanding the immediate resignation of Culture Minister Zoltan Tarr and the closure of the website.
The head of the Tisza government apologized to the elderly politician for the error in the ÁBTL IT system.
A day after the disclosure of the agent files, a serious political debate broke out due to an IT error. The Historical Archives of the State Security Services admitted that the name of Sándor Lezsák was incorrectly listed as a network person, even though the former MP was actually listed as a person under surveillance in the documents. After what happened, János Bóka, the leader of the Fidesz faction, called for the database to be shut down, and…
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