300 result(s) for public prosecutor
Prosecutors Call For Life Terms For Austria Lorry Migrant Smugglers
- 8 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The prosecutors in central Hungary have called for suspected smugglers involved in the deaths of 71 migrants who suffocated in a refrigerated lorry which passed through Hungary and was discovered in Austria to receive life sentences for murder and smuggling as part of a criminal organisation.
TI Hungary Holds Intl Conference On Fighting Corruption
- 8 May 2017 6:52 AM
- current affairs
Transparency International Hungary organised an international conference on fighting corruption in Budapest. TI Hungary CEO József Péter Martin said European Union member states should play leading roles in protecting the EU’s financial interests, but authorities are often slow to handle corruption cases and are not effective enough in cracking down on abuses of EU funds.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Suspect Admits Role In Budapest Bomb Attack Last Sept
- 20 Feb 2017 6:02 AM
- current affairs
A man detained for his alleged involvement in a bomb attack carried out in Budapest last September has admitted his role in the attack, news portals Velvet and PestiSrácok reported. The portals cited the suspect’s lawyer Tamás Brunner but he was not available for comment when MTI tried to contact him.
Prosecutor Holds Talks With OLAF Chief
- 10 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public prosecution service is cooperating with the European antifraud office (OLAF) to pursue crimes that harm the European Union’s financial interests, Péter Polt, the chief prosecutor, assured OLAF head Giovanni Kessler at a meeting in Budapest.
Charges Raised Against Five Chinese For Recruiting Prostitutes To Work In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The metropolitan public prosecutor’s office has raised charges against five Chinese nationals for recruiting Chinese women to work in brothels in Budapest, the head of the office said. A Chinese man aged 27 recruited the women in China from April 2012 until he was apprehended in May 2014, Tibor Ibolya said.
Magyar Opinion: Repercussions Of The Romanian Protests
- 8 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing and a conservative commentator find it sad that Hungarians do not seem to be bothered by corruption as much as the Romanian public. An alt-left blogger, on the other hand, thinks that the Romanian protests are not all about corruption and may have dire and unintended consequences.
Metro 4 Report Should Be Published If OLAF Consents
- 3 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The findings of an investigation by the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) should be made public, but it is up to OLAF to decide if the report can be published in full, the head of the data protection authority (NAIH) said.
Prosecutors Call For Life Terms For Austria Lorry Migrant Smugglers
- 8 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The prosecutors in central Hungary have called for suspected smugglers involved in the deaths of 71 migrants who suffocated in a refrigerated lorry which passed through Hungary and was discovered in Austria to receive life sentences for murder and smuggling as part of a criminal organisation.
TI Hungary Holds Intl Conference On Fighting Corruption
- 8 May 2017 6:52 AM
- current affairs
Transparency International Hungary organised an international conference on fighting corruption in Budapest. TI Hungary CEO József Péter Martin said European Union member states should play leading roles in protecting the EU’s financial interests, but authorities are often slow to handle corruption cases and are not effective enough in cracking down on abuses of EU funds.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Suspect Admits Role In Budapest Bomb Attack Last Sept
- 20 Feb 2017 6:02 AM
- current affairs
A man detained for his alleged involvement in a bomb attack carried out in Budapest last September has admitted his role in the attack, news portals Velvet and PestiSrácok reported. The portals cited the suspect’s lawyer Tamás Brunner but he was not available for comment when MTI tried to contact him.
Prosecutor Holds Talks With OLAF Chief
- 10 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public prosecution service is cooperating with the European antifraud office (OLAF) to pursue crimes that harm the European Union’s financial interests, Péter Polt, the chief prosecutor, assured OLAF head Giovanni Kessler at a meeting in Budapest.
Charges Raised Against Five Chinese For Recruiting Prostitutes To Work In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The metropolitan public prosecutor’s office has raised charges against five Chinese nationals for recruiting Chinese women to work in brothels in Budapest, the head of the office said. A Chinese man aged 27 recruited the women in China from April 2012 until he was apprehended in May 2014, Tibor Ibolya said.
Magyar Opinion: Repercussions Of The Romanian Protests
- 8 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing and a conservative commentator find it sad that Hungarians do not seem to be bothered by corruption as much as the Romanian public. An alt-left blogger, on the other hand, thinks that the Romanian protests are not all about corruption and may have dire and unintended consequences.
Metro 4 Report Should Be Published If OLAF Consents
- 3 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The findings of an investigation by the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) should be made public, but it is up to OLAF to decide if the report can be published in full, the head of the data protection authority (NAIH) said.