The prosecutor has until Dec. 12 to complete its investigation. Mengyi has not been detained.

On Sept. 12, parliament suspended Mengyi’s immunity at the initiative of Péter Polt, the public prosecutor, after an investigation found that he had solicited bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for preferential treatment in their bids for European Union funding. Mengyi said at the time that he would fully cooperate with authorities and that he supported the suspension of his immunity so that he can clear his name as soon as possible.

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