146 result(s) for convicted
West Balkan Defendants Convicted In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced the four defendants in the West Balkan nightclub disaster to 32 months in prison each. The verdict is open to appeal. Three women were trampled to death and several others were injured in a stampede on January 15, 2011 as about 3,000 people tried to flee the club when a rumour spread that it was on fire.
96 Hungarian Policemen Fired For 2006 Abuses
- 14 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 96 policemen have been sacked for their conduct in autumn 2006, according to a summary provided to the cabinet by Interior Minister Sándor Pintér. Ten uniformed policemen convicted by a court will shortly be removed from the force. The state has paid Ft 270.5 million in compensation to 149 victims for police brutality committed in the autumn of 2006.
Hungarian Convicted In Northern Ireland
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian man has become the first person to be convicted of people-smuggling in Northern Ireland. The 38-year-old was sentenced to 18 months in prison, of which he must serve five months, as he has been in detention for more than a year.
Hungarian Media Guru's Second Murder Suspect Caught
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Slovak police, acting on a European arrest warrant, have arrested a Slovak citizen suspected of being the driver for the man who assassinated publisher János Fenyő in 1998.
Hungarian Slavery Gang Convicted In Canada
- 4 Apr 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
"A court in Hamilton, Ontario has convicted two Hungarians after both admitted that they brought fellow Roma to Canada with the promise of benefits, then forced them to work as slaves in their construction business.
Famous Women In Hungarian History
- 13 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
"When one lists the outstanding personalities of Hungarian history, one tends to think of crowned kings, valiant commanders, renowned statesmen and legendary champions of freedom –representing, almost exclusively, the stronger sex. Yet, many woman bolstered the fame of Hungary over the centuries.
Hungarian Government Rehires Disgraced MP
- 18 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz former Szolnok mayor Attila Várhegyi, who was convicted in 2010 of misuse of funds, has been hired to help the communications of the Media Service and Asset Management Fund for the next six months.
Hungarian Police Chief’s Visit To INTERPOL
- 19 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Collaboration and the sharing of police information with INTERPOL to combat transnational organized crime was the focus of a visit today to INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters by Hungary’s High Commissioner of the National Police, Mr Jozsef Hatala.
Government Agrees To Back Mega-Project In Hungary Despite Concerns About Transparency
- 5 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Some of Hungary's major anti-corruption NGOs have turned to EU Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia. The NGOs are concerned about a giant project financed with state aid and therefore urged the Prime Minister to immediately suspend the 'murky' 130 mn EUR investment, financed by an EU fund and the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister of Hungary finally ordered the ...
West Balkan Defendants Convicted In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced the four defendants in the West Balkan nightclub disaster to 32 months in prison each. The verdict is open to appeal. Three women were trampled to death and several others were injured in a stampede on January 15, 2011 as about 3,000 people tried to flee the club when a rumour spread that it was on fire.
96 Hungarian Policemen Fired For 2006 Abuses
- 14 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 96 policemen have been sacked for their conduct in autumn 2006, according to a summary provided to the cabinet by Interior Minister Sándor Pintér. Ten uniformed policemen convicted by a court will shortly be removed from the force. The state has paid Ft 270.5 million in compensation to 149 victims for police brutality committed in the autumn of 2006.
Hungarian Convicted In Northern Ireland
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian man has become the first person to be convicted of people-smuggling in Northern Ireland. The 38-year-old was sentenced to 18 months in prison, of which he must serve five months, as he has been in detention for more than a year.
Hungarian Media Guru's Second Murder Suspect Caught
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Slovak police, acting on a European arrest warrant, have arrested a Slovak citizen suspected of being the driver for the man who assassinated publisher János Fenyő in 1998.
Hungarian Slavery Gang Convicted In Canada
- 4 Apr 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
"A court in Hamilton, Ontario has convicted two Hungarians after both admitted that they brought fellow Roma to Canada with the promise of benefits, then forced them to work as slaves in their construction business.
Famous Women In Hungarian History
- 13 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
"When one lists the outstanding personalities of Hungarian history, one tends to think of crowned kings, valiant commanders, renowned statesmen and legendary champions of freedom –representing, almost exclusively, the stronger sex. Yet, many woman bolstered the fame of Hungary over the centuries.
Hungarian Government Rehires Disgraced MP
- 18 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz former Szolnok mayor Attila Várhegyi, who was convicted in 2010 of misuse of funds, has been hired to help the communications of the Media Service and Asset Management Fund for the next six months.
Hungarian Police Chief’s Visit To INTERPOL
- 19 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Collaboration and the sharing of police information with INTERPOL to combat transnational organized crime was the focus of a visit today to INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters by Hungary’s High Commissioner of the National Police, Mr Jozsef Hatala.
Government Agrees To Back Mega-Project In Hungary Despite Concerns About Transparency
- 5 Mar 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Some of Hungary's major anti-corruption NGOs have turned to EU Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia. The NGOs are concerned about a giant project financed with state aid and therefore urged the Prime Minister to immediately suspend the 'murky' 130 mn EUR investment, financed by an EU fund and the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister of Hungary finally ordered the ...