490 result(s) for arrest
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
Shop Assistant Stole Bank Card Details In Downtown Budapest
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Police have launched a legal procedure against a shop assistant in central Budapest who used a homemade card reader to steal bank-card data as customers were paying for their purchases, the Budapest police force said. The 24-year-old man then used the data to make online purchases on 18 occasions in February and March this year, the BRFK said on its website.
Hungarian Policeman Detained For Armed Robbery
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of committing armed robbery with a civilian associate. The police sergeant is suspected of taking Ft 3,500 from a woman at gunpoint last weekend, Budapest Prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said on Tuesday. The sergeant and his associate appeared at a 16th District house early Sunday morning and, feigning official proceedings, ordered the woman to ...
Refugee Camp Sealed By Hungarian Police After Migrant Vandalism
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conflict of a religious nature between two refugees at the Debrecen camp was allegedly behind the altercation that happened on a nearby road on Monday afternoon. About 100 migrants staying at the refugee camp in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, started throwing stones at cars passing by on road 471 and beating the vehicles with sticks, according to eye-witnesses.
Religious Conflict Behind Debrecen Refugee Camp Fracas In Hungary
- 30 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conflict of a religious nature between two refugees at the Debrecen camp was allegedly behind the altercation that happened on a nearby road on Monday afternoon. About 100 migrants staying at the refugee camp in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, started throwing stones at cars passing by on road 471 and beating the vehicles with sticks, according to eye-witnesses. There have been no reports of any ...
Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
Video: Hungarian Police Raid Largest Illegal Cigarette Factory In Europe
- 6 May 2015 6:00 AM
- video
Hungarian police say they have raided and shut down Europe’s largest illegal cigarette factory near Budapest. Authorities seized 2.3 million cigarettes and 22 tonnes of tobacco, enough to produce an estimated 1.5 million packets. Nine Bulgarians were arrested.
Tóásó Arrives In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Előd Tóásó, the Hungarian national taken into pre-trial detention in Bolivia on terrorism charges in 2009, arrived in Hungary on Monday afternoon. At a press conference held at Liszt Ferenc International Airport, the Hungarian-Romanian citizen rejected the charge he had attempted to carry out a terrorist attack in Bolivia. Tóásó said that although he had left Bolivia legally, his departure was ...
Szijjártó: Tóásó Leaves Bolivia With Temporary Hungarian Passport
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foreign ministry has provided a temporary passport for Előd Tóásó, a Hungarian national released from a Bolivian prison in February, to enable him to return home. He received the same consular help as all Hungarians do when they get in trouble anywhere in the world, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
Shop Assistant Stole Bank Card Details In Downtown Budapest
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Police have launched a legal procedure against a shop assistant in central Budapest who used a homemade card reader to steal bank-card data as customers were paying for their purchases, the Budapest police force said. The 24-year-old man then used the data to make online purchases on 18 occasions in February and March this year, the BRFK said on its website.
Hungarian Policeman Detained For Armed Robbery
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of committing armed robbery with a civilian associate. The police sergeant is suspected of taking Ft 3,500 from a woman at gunpoint last weekend, Budapest Prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said on Tuesday. The sergeant and his associate appeared at a 16th District house early Sunday morning and, feigning official proceedings, ordered the woman to ...
Refugee Camp Sealed By Hungarian Police After Migrant Vandalism
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conflict of a religious nature between two refugees at the Debrecen camp was allegedly behind the altercation that happened on a nearby road on Monday afternoon. About 100 migrants staying at the refugee camp in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, started throwing stones at cars passing by on road 471 and beating the vehicles with sticks, according to eye-witnesses.
Religious Conflict Behind Debrecen Refugee Camp Fracas In Hungary
- 30 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conflict of a religious nature between two refugees at the Debrecen camp was allegedly behind the altercation that happened on a nearby road on Monday afternoon. About 100 migrants staying at the refugee camp in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, started throwing stones at cars passing by on road 471 and beating the vehicles with sticks, according to eye-witnesses. There have been no reports of any ...
Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
Video: Hungarian Police Raid Largest Illegal Cigarette Factory In Europe
- 6 May 2015 6:00 AM
- video
Hungarian police say they have raided and shut down Europe’s largest illegal cigarette factory near Budapest. Authorities seized 2.3 million cigarettes and 22 tonnes of tobacco, enough to produce an estimated 1.5 million packets. Nine Bulgarians were arrested.
Tóásó Arrives In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Előd Tóásó, the Hungarian national taken into pre-trial detention in Bolivia on terrorism charges in 2009, arrived in Hungary on Monday afternoon. At a press conference held at Liszt Ferenc International Airport, the Hungarian-Romanian citizen rejected the charge he had attempted to carry out a terrorist attack in Bolivia. Tóásó said that although he had left Bolivia legally, his departure was ...
Szijjártó: Tóásó Leaves Bolivia With Temporary Hungarian Passport
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foreign ministry has provided a temporary passport for Előd Tóásó, a Hungarian national released from a Bolivian prison in February, to enable him to return home. He received the same consular help as all Hungarians do when they get in trouble anywhere in the world, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.