416 result(s) for crimes
Fewer Murders In Hungary So Far This Year
- 18 Oct 2012 11:42 AM
- current affairs
The number of murders has dropped by over 20% nationwide, and by over 40% in Budapest, an Interior Ministry source reports. Police registered 76 murders from January to August, compared to 97 in the same period of last year, while the Budapest figures dropped from 26 to 15.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Transport Company Trial: Miklós Hagyó Claims His Indictment Is Rubbish
- 18 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued on Tuesday, October 16th which included statements from Miklós Hagyó, the former socialist MP and deputy mayor of Budapest who was responsible for the oversight of BKV from 2006 until 2010.
Xpat Report: Authorities Allegedly Bribed BKV Suspect
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ernő Mesterházy, one of the main suspects in the high-profile BKV case and the former senior advisor to Gábor Demszky, said in his written statement during Thursday's hearing that the investigation authority had committed crimes during a previous hearing.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Under Investigation For War Crimes In December 1956 In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing pundits believe that the criminal inquiry into the suspected war crimes of the former Communist politician is an important symbolic act which could serve historical reconciliation. Liberal columnists, however, worry that the government wants to use Biszku’s case against the opposition parties.
Budapest Hosts ’European Memorial Day Of The Victims Of Totalitarian Regimes’
- 22 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is preparing for the European Memorial Day of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Representatives of the Members States of the European Union are to attend a conference in the Hungarian capital on Wednesday, 23 August. The host of the Memorial Day is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Dr Tibor Navracsics. Member States of the EU will be represented by ...
The Hungarian Justice Minister Sees The Australian Decision In The Zentai Case As Regrettable
- 17 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics has been officially notified by John Griffin, Australia’s ambassador to Budapest, that the Australian High Court will not allow the war crimes suspect Charles Zentai to be extradited to Hungary.
Hungarian And Foreigner Policemen At The 20th Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Horváth, lieutenant colonel and head of Budapest District III Police Departement, Ms. Theresa Bubbear, executive of British Embassy in Hungary and Károly Gerendai, managing director of Sziget held a press conference about the achievements of the police station at the 20th Sziget festival.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian Communist Persecutor To Face Prosecution
- 3 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist finds it disturbing that the left-wing media, which is quick to demand the prosecution of alleged Nazi-era criminals, is silent in the case of György Mátsik, an iconic figure of the Communist purges in the aftermath of the 1956 revolution. The right-wing commentator believes that crimes against humanity should not be distinguished frome one another on an ideological ...
European Regulations Take Priority In The Csatáry Case In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
In response to a statement on Monday by Slovakian Minister of Justice Tomas Borec, the Hungarian Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has stated that a framework decision on European arrest warrants exists between Hungary and Slovakia, and that this could be enacted if a Slovak court requests extradition from Hungary of the war crimes suspect László Csatáry. In Hungary also, it is the ...
Fewer Murders In Hungary So Far This Year
- 18 Oct 2012 11:42 AM
- current affairs
The number of murders has dropped by over 20% nationwide, and by over 40% in Budapest, an Interior Ministry source reports. Police registered 76 murders from January to August, compared to 97 in the same period of last year, while the Budapest figures dropped from 26 to 15.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Transport Company Trial: Miklós Hagyó Claims His Indictment Is Rubbish
- 18 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued on Tuesday, October 16th which included statements from Miklós Hagyó, the former socialist MP and deputy mayor of Budapest who was responsible for the oversight of BKV from 2006 until 2010.
Xpat Report: Authorities Allegedly Bribed BKV Suspect
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ernő Mesterházy, one of the main suspects in the high-profile BKV case and the former senior advisor to Gábor Demszky, said in his written statement during Thursday's hearing that the investigation authority had committed crimes during a previous hearing.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Under Investigation For War Crimes In December 1956 In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing pundits believe that the criminal inquiry into the suspected war crimes of the former Communist politician is an important symbolic act which could serve historical reconciliation. Liberal columnists, however, worry that the government wants to use Biszku’s case against the opposition parties.
Budapest Hosts ’European Memorial Day Of The Victims Of Totalitarian Regimes’
- 22 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is preparing for the European Memorial Day of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Representatives of the Members States of the European Union are to attend a conference in the Hungarian capital on Wednesday, 23 August. The host of the Memorial Day is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Dr Tibor Navracsics. Member States of the EU will be represented by ...
The Hungarian Justice Minister Sees The Australian Decision In The Zentai Case As Regrettable
- 17 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics has been officially notified by John Griffin, Australia’s ambassador to Budapest, that the Australian High Court will not allow the war crimes suspect Charles Zentai to be extradited to Hungary.
Hungarian And Foreigner Policemen At The 20th Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Horváth, lieutenant colonel and head of Budapest District III Police Departement, Ms. Theresa Bubbear, executive of British Embassy in Hungary and Károly Gerendai, managing director of Sziget held a press conference about the achievements of the police station at the 20th Sziget festival.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian Communist Persecutor To Face Prosecution
- 3 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist finds it disturbing that the left-wing media, which is quick to demand the prosecution of alleged Nazi-era criminals, is silent in the case of György Mátsik, an iconic figure of the Communist purges in the aftermath of the 1956 revolution. The right-wing commentator believes that crimes against humanity should not be distinguished frome one another on an ideological ...
European Regulations Take Priority In The Csatáry Case In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
In response to a statement on Monday by Slovakian Minister of Justice Tomas Borec, the Hungarian Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has stated that a framework decision on European arrest warrants exists between Hungary and Slovakia, and that this could be enacted if a Slovak court requests extradition from Hungary of the war crimes suspect László Csatáry. In Hungary also, it is the ...