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Hungary’s Former Def Min Given Suspended Prison Term For Corruption
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced former Socialist Defence Minister Ferenc Juhász and his state secretary László Fapál to suspended prison terms for misappropriation of funds. The Budapest Capital Regional Court sentenced the former minister to a suspended prison term of two years for misappropriation of funds in allocating and selling a ministryowned apartment to Fapál in 2005- 2006.
Hungarian Wine Maker Guilty Of Murdering Thief
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A man who poured anti-freeze into his homemade sour cherry wine to punish thieves has been sentenced to seven years in prison after one of his victims died. The incident occurred in Vácszentlászló in 2013 when the 37-year-old man saw his wine being stolen and decided to teach the thief a lesson. He bought five litres of anti-freeze at a filling station on October 24, of which he poured one or two ...
Tamás Portik Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
- 17 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court on Friday sentenced Tamás Portik, the one-time head of an oil company involved in illicit deals in the nineties, to ten years behind bars for instigating the murder of millionaire businessman József Prisztás in 1996. The second co-defendant, who was accused of carrying out the murder, was sentenced to nine years imprisonment.
Former State Official Sentenced To Years For Sukoro Graft In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A court sentenced Miklós Tátrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), to four years in prison for causing damages to the state in connection with a planned casino investment near the village of Sukoró, next to Lake Velence, in central Hungary. The secondary defendant, Zsolt Császy, a former MNV sales executive, was charged as an accomplice in document fraud and given a ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Ends On 18 Oct: “...And The Idea Takes Shape...”, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Műcsarnok and the Millennium Memorial were the joint concept of Albert Schickedanz and sculptor György Zala (whose exhibition is currently running at the Műcsarnok). Both projects were completed by 1896 for the events celebrating the millennium of the Magyars’ arrival in the Carpathian Basin (although all of the sculptures were not fully installed until 1929). Andrássy út, the avenue ...
Organisers Of People Smuggling Can Be Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament. At the Committee’s meeting on 3rd September 2015, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice Róbert Répássy said that the increased responsibility of gang leaders and organisers justified more serious categories ...
Hungarian Minister Praises “Three Strikes” Law
- 11 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The “three strikes” regulation against violent repeat offenders introduced five years ago has achieved its primary goal, Justice Ministry state secretary Róbert Répássy told a press briefing on Monday. He said that in the past five years courts have convicted 473 repeat offenders, more than half of whom are now serving prison sentences.
Australian Man Sentenced For Assaulting A Policeman In Budapest
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An Australian national has been sentenced in Budapest for assaulting a police officer, the Municipal Prosecutor’s Office said. The young man received a suspended sentence of 1 year 9 months in prison in a 72- hour expedited procedure. Police were alerted in Nagymező utca in Budapest’s central 6th district when the Australian man and his friend were seen “disturbing the peace”, a police report ...
Hungary’s Former Def Min Given Suspended Prison Term For Corruption
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced former Socialist Defence Minister Ferenc Juhász and his state secretary László Fapál to suspended prison terms for misappropriation of funds. The Budapest Capital Regional Court sentenced the former minister to a suspended prison term of two years for misappropriation of funds in allocating and selling a ministryowned apartment to Fapál in 2005- 2006.
Hungarian Wine Maker Guilty Of Murdering Thief
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A man who poured anti-freeze into his homemade sour cherry wine to punish thieves has been sentenced to seven years in prison after one of his victims died. The incident occurred in Vácszentlászló in 2013 when the 37-year-old man saw his wine being stolen and decided to teach the thief a lesson. He bought five litres of anti-freeze at a filling station on October 24, of which he poured one or two ...
Tamás Portik Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
- 17 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court on Friday sentenced Tamás Portik, the one-time head of an oil company involved in illicit deals in the nineties, to ten years behind bars for instigating the murder of millionaire businessman József Prisztás in 1996. The second co-defendant, who was accused of carrying out the murder, was sentenced to nine years imprisonment.
Former State Official Sentenced To Years For Sukoro Graft In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A court sentenced Miklós Tátrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), to four years in prison for causing damages to the state in connection with a planned casino investment near the village of Sukoró, next to Lake Velence, in central Hungary. The secondary defendant, Zsolt Császy, a former MNV sales executive, was charged as an accomplice in document fraud and given a ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Ends On 18 Oct: “...And The Idea Takes Shape...”, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Műcsarnok and the Millennium Memorial were the joint concept of Albert Schickedanz and sculptor György Zala (whose exhibition is currently running at the Műcsarnok). Both projects were completed by 1896 for the events celebrating the millennium of the Magyars’ arrival in the Carpathian Basin (although all of the sculptures were not fully installed until 1929). Andrássy út, the avenue ...
Organisers Of People Smuggling Can Be Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament. At the Committee’s meeting on 3rd September 2015, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice Róbert Répássy said that the increased responsibility of gang leaders and organisers justified more serious categories ...
Hungarian Minister Praises “Three Strikes” Law
- 11 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The “three strikes” regulation against violent repeat offenders introduced five years ago has achieved its primary goal, Justice Ministry state secretary Róbert Répássy told a press briefing on Monday. He said that in the past five years courts have convicted 473 repeat offenders, more than half of whom are now serving prison sentences.
Australian Man Sentenced For Assaulting A Policeman In Budapest
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An Australian national has been sentenced in Budapest for assaulting a police officer, the Municipal Prosecutor’s Office said. The young man received a suspended sentence of 1 year 9 months in prison in a 72- hour expedited procedure. Police were alerted in Nagymező utca in Budapest’s central 6th district when the Australian man and his friend were seen “disturbing the peace”, a police report ...