50 result(s) for robbery
Xpat Opinion: Day One Of Rio Olympics In Hungarian Media
- 7 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing columnist deplores the operational shortcomings of the Games and thinks these will impair the chances of Budapest’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympics. A right-wing commentator finds that basically everything is on track in Rio.
Hungary To Pay Compensation To Prisoner Under European Court Ruling
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary should pay 8,000 euros to a prisoner whose human rights had been repeatedly violated over a 10-year period. Péter Süveges, who was charged with murder, armed robbery and unauthorised possession of weapons in 2005, appealed to the European Court on the grounds that he had been denied permission to visit his sick parents or attend church.
Hungarian Policeman Detained For Armed Robbery
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of committing armed robbery with a civilian associate. The police sergeant is suspected of taking Ft 3,500 from a woman at gunpoint last weekend, Budapest Prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said on Tuesday. The sergeant and his associate appeared at a 16th District house early Sunday morning and, feigning official proceedings, ordered the woman to ...
Hungary’s Police Chief: 2014 Crime, Public Security Situation Balanced
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Crime and public safety in Hungary last year was balanced and free of extremism, the national police chief told a general annual staff meeting. Assessing 2014, Károly Papp said the major focus areas were providing law enforcement duties during the three elections, improving public safety and public order in Hungary’s localities, ensuring external border control and tackling an increasing wave of ...
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Hungary In “Life Sentence” Case
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against Hungary in a non-final decision published on Tuesday involving a case of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. In the case of László Magyar, convicted for homicide and robbery, the court ruled that his life sentence with no parole eligibility and the conditions of his detention were degrading and therefore violated the ...
Tobacco Outlets Robbed In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two hold-ups of tobacco shops have brought the number of such robberies to three in three days. A tobacco outlet at a petrol station in Csongrád was robbed on Sunday evening, and another on Heged s Gyula utca in Budapest’s 13th District was robbed on Monday afternoon.
Special Services Agent Pulls Gun On Gas Attendant In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have begun proceedings against a member of the National Security Special Services on suspicion of attempted armed robbery. The unidentified man wanted to leave without paying after getting fuel at a Budapest petrol station Wednesday evening.
Shot Fired In City Bank Robbery In Budapest
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A shot was fired during a bank robbery in the 13th District around noon Wednesday. The robbery was carried out at a bank near Béke tér, state news agency MTI reported. The robber entered the bank shortly before 11.30 a.m., and fired a shot into the ceiling as he ordered clerks to hand over cash from the tills.
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Day One Of Rio Olympics In Hungarian Media
- 7 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing columnist deplores the operational shortcomings of the Games and thinks these will impair the chances of Budapest’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympics. A right-wing commentator finds that basically everything is on track in Rio.
Hungary To Pay Compensation To Prisoner Under European Court Ruling
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary should pay 8,000 euros to a prisoner whose human rights had been repeatedly violated over a 10-year period. Péter Süveges, who was charged with murder, armed robbery and unauthorised possession of weapons in 2005, appealed to the European Court on the grounds that he had been denied permission to visit his sick parents or attend church.
Hungarian Policeman Detained For Armed Robbery
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of committing armed robbery with a civilian associate. The police sergeant is suspected of taking Ft 3,500 from a woman at gunpoint last weekend, Budapest Prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said on Tuesday. The sergeant and his associate appeared at a 16th District house early Sunday morning and, feigning official proceedings, ordered the woman to ...
Hungary’s Police Chief: 2014 Crime, Public Security Situation Balanced
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Crime and public safety in Hungary last year was balanced and free of extremism, the national police chief told a general annual staff meeting. Assessing 2014, Károly Papp said the major focus areas were providing law enforcement duties during the three elections, improving public safety and public order in Hungary’s localities, ensuring external border control and tackling an increasing wave of ...
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Hungary In “Life Sentence” Case
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against Hungary in a non-final decision published on Tuesday involving a case of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. In the case of László Magyar, convicted for homicide and robbery, the court ruled that his life sentence with no parole eligibility and the conditions of his detention were degrading and therefore violated the ...
Tobacco Outlets Robbed In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two hold-ups of tobacco shops have brought the number of such robberies to three in three days. A tobacco outlet at a petrol station in Csongrád was robbed on Sunday evening, and another on Heged s Gyula utca in Budapest’s 13th District was robbed on Monday afternoon.
Special Services Agent Pulls Gun On Gas Attendant In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have begun proceedings against a member of the National Security Special Services on suspicion of attempted armed robbery. The unidentified man wanted to leave without paying after getting fuel at a Budapest petrol station Wednesday evening.
Shot Fired In City Bank Robbery In Budapest
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A shot was fired during a bank robbery in the 13th District around noon Wednesday. The robbery was carried out at a bank near Béke tér, state news agency MTI reported. The robber entered the bank shortly before 11.30 a.m., and fired a shot into the ceiling as he ordered clerks to hand over cash from the tills.
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.