Former Hungarian Central Bank Governor Taken Into Custody

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It is a symbolic measure: Hungary's prosecutor's office has arrested György Matolcsy, a confidant of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The accusation: economic fraud.

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The former governor of the Central Bank of Hungary, Gyorgy Matolcsy, has been arrested on suspicion of financial fraud and misuse of funds, as part of an investigation related to large financial losses. Matolcsy, who for many years was one of the closest economic associates of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is suspected of fraud that caused significant financial damage, as well as the use of a forged private document. The news of …

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The former central bank governor has not testified.

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György Matolcsy did not testify during the suspect's interrogation, and the investigating prosecutors have requested the arrest of the former central bank governor, his defense attorney said at the scene.

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Hungary's former central bank chief, once a close ally of former leader Viktor Orban, was arrested Wednesday in one of the country's most notorious corruption cases, his lawyer told local media.