416 result(s) for crimes
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Five Indicted In Buda-Cash Scandal
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Prosecutor’s Office has indicted five people because of suspected embezzlement, fraud and other crimes in the collapse one year ago of the Buda-Cash brokerage. If found guilty they could be sentenced to up 25 years in prison, Budapest Prosecutor General Tibor Ibolya announced.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Dies At 94
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a liberal columnist remember the Communist hardliner, who was found guilty of involvement in war crimes. Former Communist leader Béla Biszku, who received a suspended sentence for involvement in war crimes passed away last Friday.
Budapest 2015 Crime Rate Down
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s police force (BRFK) registered a total of 72,709 crimes in 2015, down by 19.4% from the previous year, the force’s latest crime report revealed. Analysis of the crimes registered in the capital over the last six years indicates that the crime rate peaked in 2012 and has been declining since 2013.
Ministry To Consult Animal Welfare Groups
- 1 Mar 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The justice ministry will initiate talks with animal welfare groups to review penalties the penal code applies for animal abuse and to discuss any amendments that may be needed in the matter, a ministry official said. Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said that the ministry is in the process of reviewing past rulings in animal cruelty cases, as well as animal welfare laws in Europe, ...
Number Of Crimes In Budapest Has Decreased Over The Last Year
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Last year, compared to the previous year, the number of registered crimes has decreased, and the police have investigated more successfully, said the chief police officer of Budapest, at the press conference following the assembly meeting summarizing the year 2015.
Hungarian Embroiled In High-Profile Offshore Network
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian businessman linked to an offshore company with ties to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is currently facing criminal charges. The man is charged with fraud, following a decade long investigation exposing potential ties to a number of similar crime rings on an international scale.
Thousands Demonstrate Against Animal Cruelty In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people held a demonstration against animal cruelty in Budapest on Saturday. The demonstration, held in front of Parliament, was organised by more than 120 animal welfare organisations. Following the speeches, the organisers handed over a proposal to introduce heavier penalties for animal cruelty to a representative of parliament’s agricultural committee.
Former Socialist Deputy Mayor In Huf 3bn Fraud Case
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest held the first trial on Tuesday in a case in which György Fürst, former Socialist deputy mayor of the 6th district, and 23 others are charged with large-scale fraud totalling 3 billion forints (EUR 9.6m).
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Five Indicted In Buda-Cash Scandal
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Prosecutor’s Office has indicted five people because of suspected embezzlement, fraud and other crimes in the collapse one year ago of the Buda-Cash brokerage. If found guilty they could be sentenced to up 25 years in prison, Budapest Prosecutor General Tibor Ibolya announced.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Dies At 94
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a liberal columnist remember the Communist hardliner, who was found guilty of involvement in war crimes. Former Communist leader Béla Biszku, who received a suspended sentence for involvement in war crimes passed away last Friday.
Budapest 2015 Crime Rate Down
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s police force (BRFK) registered a total of 72,709 crimes in 2015, down by 19.4% from the previous year, the force’s latest crime report revealed. Analysis of the crimes registered in the capital over the last six years indicates that the crime rate peaked in 2012 and has been declining since 2013.
Ministry To Consult Animal Welfare Groups
- 1 Mar 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The justice ministry will initiate talks with animal welfare groups to review penalties the penal code applies for animal abuse and to discuss any amendments that may be needed in the matter, a ministry official said. Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said that the ministry is in the process of reviewing past rulings in animal cruelty cases, as well as animal welfare laws in Europe, ...
Number Of Crimes In Budapest Has Decreased Over The Last Year
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Last year, compared to the previous year, the number of registered crimes has decreased, and the police have investigated more successfully, said the chief police officer of Budapest, at the press conference following the assembly meeting summarizing the year 2015.
Hungarian Embroiled In High-Profile Offshore Network
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian businessman linked to an offshore company with ties to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is currently facing criminal charges. The man is charged with fraud, following a decade long investigation exposing potential ties to a number of similar crime rings on an international scale.
Thousands Demonstrate Against Animal Cruelty In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people held a demonstration against animal cruelty in Budapest on Saturday. The demonstration, held in front of Parliament, was organised by more than 120 animal welfare organisations. Following the speeches, the organisers handed over a proposal to introduce heavier penalties for animal cruelty to a representative of parliament’s agricultural committee.
Former Socialist Deputy Mayor In Huf 3bn Fraud Case
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest held the first trial on Tuesday in a case in which György Fürst, former Socialist deputy mayor of the 6th district, and 23 others are charged with large-scale fraud totalling 3 billion forints (EUR 9.6m).