Hungary Detains Two Former Orbán Ministers As Anti-Corruption Drive Widens
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Hungary Detains Two Former Orbán Ministers As Anti-Corruption Drive Widens
Two former ministers who served under Hungary’s longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán remained in custody Wednesday as authorities intensified investigations into alleged corruption involving billions of forints, while the new government prepared a wealth tax targeting some of the country’s richest people.
The week started with the launch of serious criminal proceedings: former Development Minister Miklós Seszták and former Culture Minister Balázs Hankó were detained, the latter being questioned on suspicion of misappropriation of 17.3 billion forints related to the operation of the National Cultural Fund. In a new development, the resigned head of the Central Investigative Prosecutor's Office claimed in an open letter that Viktor Orbán had given …
Orbán accuses the government of Péter Magyar of engaging in political persecution against Fidesz after the pretrial detention of former minister Miklós Seszták
Péter Magyar made a strong statement regarding the prosecutor's documents after the summaries of the 2010 government meetings of the second Orbán government were made public.
In Hungary, two former ministers have been detained as part of the "Purge Operation" launched by the Péter Magyar government against the Viktor Orbán era. (Medyascope)
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