45 result(s) for hungarian appeals court in Current Affairs
'Gangster' Budapest Nightclub Owner Gets 7.5 Years Prison Time In Final Ruling
- 23 Dec 2020 8:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals has sentenced businessman and nightclub owner László Vizoviczki to seven-and-a-half years in a maximum security prison for serial bribery, misusing confidential official information and other charges, according to a statement released on the court’s website.
Hungarian Businessman Behind Bars In Wake Of OLAF Warning
- 9 Jan 2019 6:57 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The municipal appeals court handed a six year prison sentence to the head of a business group last November in the wake of an alert by European Union anti-fraud office OLAF, the Budapest chief prosecutor’s office said, noting that the ruling has taken effect.
U.S. Supreme Court Passes On WW2 Art Claim Against Hungary
- 8 Jan 2019 8:44 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The US Supreme Court said it would not take on a lawsuit filed by the heirs of Hungarian art collector Mór Lipót Herzog against Hungary with the aim of recovering artefacts confiscated in 1944 and now kept in Hungarian museums.
Prosecutor Seeks House Arrest For Fenyő Murder Suspect
- 20 Apr 2018 9:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office initiated the house arrest of Tamás Gyárfás, a businessman and former head of the Hungarian Swimming Association, for his alleged involvement in the assassination of media mogul János Fenyő in 1998.
Appeals Court Dismisses First-Instance Ruling In Budaházy Case
- 20 Apr 2018 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A Budapest appeals court dismissed a first-instance ruling concerning right-wing activist György Budaházy and others, convicted of carrying out terrorist activities a decade ago.
Former Swimming Association Head Named As Suspect In 90s Murdercase
- 19 Apr 2018 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Tamás Gyárfás (pictured on top), the former head of the Hungarian Swimming Association, was on Tuesday named as a suspect in the 1998 murder case of Hungarian media mogul János Fenyő by the national police headquarters ORFK.
Citizens Losing Fight Against Unbearable Noise From Budapest Airport
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Life in the southern suburbs of Budapest, near Budapest Airport, is noisy and unhealthy. Planes taking off and landing make sleep at night impossible. At certain areas, the noise created cracks in walls and some people stay indoors all day in order to avoid kerosene drizzling from the sky. The problem affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been fighting the airport in courts for years – ...
Radicals Assaulting Gays, Roma Sentenced To Prison
- 6 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An appeals court on Wednesday handed a three-year prison sentence to a man for verbally and physically assaulting participants in the Budapest Pride march four years ago. Four other defendants were given suspended prison sentences in the binding ruling, gay rights group Háttér Társaság told MTI.
Hungary To Extradite Holocaust Denier To Germany
- 7 Jun 2017 8:12 AM
- current affairs
Horst Mahler, a former German lawyer sentenced to prison for Holocaust denial, is to be extradited to his homeland, the Budapest Court of Appeals said. Mahler was apprehended in the western Hungarian town of Sopron on May 15 on the basis of an international arrest warrant.
'Gangster' Budapest Nightclub Owner Gets 7.5 Years Prison Time In Final Ruling
- 23 Dec 2020 8:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals has sentenced businessman and nightclub owner László Vizoviczki to seven-and-a-half years in a maximum security prison for serial bribery, misusing confidential official information and other charges, according to a statement released on the court’s website.
Hungarian Businessman Behind Bars In Wake Of OLAF Warning
- 9 Jan 2019 6:57 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The municipal appeals court handed a six year prison sentence to the head of a business group last November in the wake of an alert by European Union anti-fraud office OLAF, the Budapest chief prosecutor’s office said, noting that the ruling has taken effect.
U.S. Supreme Court Passes On WW2 Art Claim Against Hungary
- 8 Jan 2019 8:44 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The US Supreme Court said it would not take on a lawsuit filed by the heirs of Hungarian art collector Mór Lipót Herzog against Hungary with the aim of recovering artefacts confiscated in 1944 and now kept in Hungarian museums.
Prosecutor Seeks House Arrest For Fenyő Murder Suspect
- 20 Apr 2018 9:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office initiated the house arrest of Tamás Gyárfás, a businessman and former head of the Hungarian Swimming Association, for his alleged involvement in the assassination of media mogul János Fenyő in 1998.
Appeals Court Dismisses First-Instance Ruling In Budaházy Case
- 20 Apr 2018 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A Budapest appeals court dismissed a first-instance ruling concerning right-wing activist György Budaházy and others, convicted of carrying out terrorist activities a decade ago.
Former Swimming Association Head Named As Suspect In 90s Murdercase
- 19 Apr 2018 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Tamás Gyárfás (pictured on top), the former head of the Hungarian Swimming Association, was on Tuesday named as a suspect in the 1998 murder case of Hungarian media mogul János Fenyő by the national police headquarters ORFK.
Citizens Losing Fight Against Unbearable Noise From Budapest Airport
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Life in the southern suburbs of Budapest, near Budapest Airport, is noisy and unhealthy. Planes taking off and landing make sleep at night impossible. At certain areas, the noise created cracks in walls and some people stay indoors all day in order to avoid kerosene drizzling from the sky. The problem affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been fighting the airport in courts for years – ...
Radicals Assaulting Gays, Roma Sentenced To Prison
- 6 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An appeals court on Wednesday handed a three-year prison sentence to a man for verbally and physically assaulting participants in the Budapest Pride march four years ago. Four other defendants were given suspended prison sentences in the binding ruling, gay rights group Háttér Társaság told MTI.
Hungary To Extradite Holocaust Denier To Germany
- 7 Jun 2017 8:12 AM
- current affairs
Horst Mahler, a former German lawyer sentenced to prison for Holocaust denial, is to be extradited to his homeland, the Budapest Court of Appeals said. Mahler was apprehended in the western Hungarian town of Sopron on May 15 on the basis of an international arrest warrant.