245 result(s) for chief of police
Xpat Opinion: “Unless Blood Flows”: Human Rights Watch’s Report On Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Lately I have been struck by the high number of incidents, often resulting in death, involving relatives or people living in the same household. A daughter kills her mother, an 85-year-old former high-ranking police officer kills his 79-year-old wife, a professional soccer player kills his partner and her son in a family dispute. These are only three cases I remember from the last two weeks or so.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Hungary's PM's Convoy Was Involved In An Accident In Romania
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The convoy accompanying Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on their way to the Balvanyos Summer University with Romanian police escort, suffered an accident on Friday afternoon between Kelementelke and Erdőszentgyörgy in Romania. The car carrying the Prime Minister was not involved in the accident.
Xpat Opinion: “Socialist Watergate” Tape Transcripts In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators weigh the possible implications of conversations conducted by Hungary’s counter-espionage chief with a prominent mafioso in 2008, on how the latter could be helpful in discrediting right-wing politicians.
Hungarian Police Officers Beat Romanian To Death
- 11 Apr 2013 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Two police officers have been arrested in Bács county for beating to death a Romanian who had been detained for stealing an electric saw. County prosecutors spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi confirmed that the victim had died of a beating at the hands of police. HVG reports that the incident happened at the Izsák police station.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Government Accused Of Paralysis While PM Under Fire In Brussels
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The authorities were at least one day late in reacting to the exceptional snowstorm and a left-wing commentator thinks the reason was that PM Viktor Orbán was busy fending off growing discontent with Hungary’s constitutional amendments among European allies.
Xpat Opinion: Protesters Occupy Fidesz Headquarters In Budapest
- 11 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist accuses opposition protesters of provocation and radicalism. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, fears that the government is about to create a volunteer army of its supporters and steer the country to the brink of civil war.
Vizoviczki Scam Worth Ft 800mn In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The criminal gang run by Obuda Island nightclub entrepreneur Laszlo Vizoviczki may have cheated the state budget of up to Ft 825.2 million in unpaid VAT in 2010-12, prosecutors said at the end of last week. Prosecutors spokesman Geza Fazekas said Vizoviczki could presumably afford to pay off police officers and possibly other officials from funds that should have gone to pay VAT.
Xpat Opinion: “Unless Blood Flows”: Human Rights Watch’s Report On Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Lately I have been struck by the high number of incidents, often resulting in death, involving relatives or people living in the same household. A daughter kills her mother, an 85-year-old former high-ranking police officer kills his 79-year-old wife, a professional soccer player kills his partner and her son in a family dispute. These are only three cases I remember from the last two weeks or so.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Hungary's PM's Convoy Was Involved In An Accident In Romania
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The convoy accompanying Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on their way to the Balvanyos Summer University with Romanian police escort, suffered an accident on Friday afternoon between Kelementelke and Erdőszentgyörgy in Romania. The car carrying the Prime Minister was not involved in the accident.
Xpat Opinion: “Socialist Watergate” Tape Transcripts In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators weigh the possible implications of conversations conducted by Hungary’s counter-espionage chief with a prominent mafioso in 2008, on how the latter could be helpful in discrediting right-wing politicians.
Hungarian Police Officers Beat Romanian To Death
- 11 Apr 2013 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Two police officers have been arrested in Bács county for beating to death a Romanian who had been detained for stealing an electric saw. County prosecutors spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi confirmed that the victim had died of a beating at the hands of police. HVG reports that the incident happened at the Izsák police station.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Government Accused Of Paralysis While PM Under Fire In Brussels
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The authorities were at least one day late in reacting to the exceptional snowstorm and a left-wing commentator thinks the reason was that PM Viktor Orbán was busy fending off growing discontent with Hungary’s constitutional amendments among European allies.
Xpat Opinion: Protesters Occupy Fidesz Headquarters In Budapest
- 11 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist accuses opposition protesters of provocation and radicalism. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, fears that the government is about to create a volunteer army of its supporters and steer the country to the brink of civil war.
Vizoviczki Scam Worth Ft 800mn In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The criminal gang run by Obuda Island nightclub entrepreneur Laszlo Vizoviczki may have cheated the state budget of up to Ft 825.2 million in unpaid VAT in 2010-12, prosecutors said at the end of last week. Prosecutors spokesman Geza Fazekas said Vizoviczki could presumably afford to pay off police officers and possibly other officials from funds that should have gone to pay VAT.