As head of the district asset manager and then deputy mayor under mayor Antal Rogán, Szentgyörgyvölgyi bought the flat with a 25% discount that tenants are entitled to.

Lawyers are examining a method for returning the property to the council.

Together co-president Péter Juhász objected that Szentgyörgyvölgyi had been given the unit as a service flat although he had a home of his own in the district. Both that and his purchase of the flat for Ft 19 million below its market value are illegal, he said. Juhász is filing a report on suspected abuse of office.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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