Gergely Gulyas's "deflection and lies regarding one of the most grievous series of crimes committed against children and young people in Hungary to date were quite outrageous and pathetic," Magyar said in a statement.

In a case involving "people trafficking, sexual abuse, a monster active for 20 years, and God knows how many ruined" lives of children and young people, Gulyas "failed to answer the question or simply lied", he said.

He insisted that Gulyas had "lied" when he said he didn't know whether the criminal, who is now under arrest, had passed a mandatory review of whether his lifestyle was compatible with the profession, "because they admitted earlier that he had [passed it]".

Gulyas did not provide an answer when he was asked about the circumstances and people responsible for the suspect's appointment as the head of the children's home, "despite countless previous complaints and reports to the police from victims, witnesses and supervisors," Magyar said.

"Neither did he explain how it was possible that such a man could spend a decade dragging vulnerable youth to luxury hotels while paying them 50,000 forints [EUR 124]."

"He didn't give an answer as to why this monster received several honours from Fidesz politicians, and why almost every Fidesz politician was in a photo with him smiling. He didn't address the question whether [Prime Minister] Viktor Orban, [Interior Minister] Sandor Pinter or state secretary Attila Fulop will shoulder the political responsibility for the terrible things done to those children," he said.

Meanwhile, Gulyas: 'Karacsony-Tisza coalition' bankrupted the capital in less than a year

The "coalition" of the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karacsony, and the opposition Tisza Party has "bankrupted Budapest in less than a year", Gergely Gulyas, the head Prime Minister's Office, told a government press briefing on Wednesday, adding that sole responsibility lay with the capital's leadership.

The government, he said, was "ready to help out", but the capital's operations must be investigated first.

Six years ago Budapest was left with big reserves, Gulyas said. Insolvency, even last year, was not an issue and the "Karacsony-Tisza coalition, by their own admission", bankrupted the city in less than a year, he added.

Budapest residents would suffer the consequences, he said, adding, however, that the government was ready to step in and provide help.

Beforehand, however, an examination was needed of why the city's leadership failed to manage its finances, even when business tax revenues "grew much more than the solidarity tax".

Csaba Latorcai, the prime ministerial state secretary for public administration and regional development, will head the probe, he said.

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