Magyar said the authorities linked Csikós to unrealistic crimes, and ignored the fact that journalists are not obliged to reveal their sources.

Noting that a reporter may only be questioned if he or she is suspected of a crime, Magyar said the authorities in this case played a game in which Csikós was said to be a suspect of a major crime simply to justify tapping her phone in order to find out who her sources were.

Police want to identify Csikós’s sources because she reported on a double murder in Érd late last year that the authorities did not wish to make public.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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