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Jobbik To File Complaint Over Hungarian Farmland Sales
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that it would file a criminal complaint over suspected forgery of information pertaining to farmland auctions. Referring to recent media reports, lawmaker Zoltán Magyar said that details about the most valuable plots of land that are presented at land auctions do not match the parameters listed in the land tenders. Magyar said this could indicate that ...
Vona Says No Accident Hungarian Jobbik MEP Spy Case Dragging On
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is someone’s interest that the case involving a Jobbik MEP accused of spying should drag on as long as possible, the radical nationalist party’s leader, Gábor Vona, told public television M1. If Béla Kovács, the MEP in question, is guilty of the charge then he would receive his punishment. But if he is not, then the ruling Fidesz party should apologise to him, he added.
Protesting Refugees In Hungary Arrested
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Szeged Sub-county Court on Monday ordered the custodial arrest of ten migrants who are suspected of inciting a protest by refugees at a shelter in Nagyfa, Csongrád county on Friday. The ten, of whom seven are Iraqis, two Syrians and one Serb, barred the door to their cells at Nagyfa temporary detention centre and destroyed the heating system.
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
Hungarian NGOs Welcome End Of Tax Probe Over Norway Grants
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Ökotárs has said that it welcomes the cessation of a probe by Hungary’s tax office (NAV) into the operations of the foundation and 17 other NGOs in connection with funding they received from the Norway Civil Grant. It has become clear that Ökotárs and the other organisations acted legally and their documentation was in order while they complied with supervision requirements, the foundation told ...
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.
Bribed Judge Gets 12 Years
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Debrecen Court of Appeals yesterday extended from 10 years to 12 the prison sentence given to a former judge who had been convicted of taking bribes. The judge had accepted payment in exchange for more lenient treatment. The judge was suspended in January 2012, and is now banned for ten years from public affairs and banned for life from working as a judge or lawyer.
Hungarian Tax Authority Uncovers Intl Money Laundering, Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 13 Oct 2015 5:34 AM
- business
Hungary’s tax and customs authority (NAV) said on Tuesday that it is investigating an international money laundering and cigarette smuggling operation, and it has so far apprehended 33 suspects. Vietnamese and Egyptian nationals based in Budapest are suspected of directing the transfer of euros acquired in crimes committed in Europe first to Hungary and then to Slovakia.
Xpat Opinion: Politicians Not Named In Prostitute Ring Investigation In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal website has got hold of the documents of an ongoing police investigation against a man suspected of directing a ring of prostitutes and offering their services to businessmen and politicians. The politicians involved have not been identified.
Jobbik To File Complaint Over Hungarian Farmland Sales
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that it would file a criminal complaint over suspected forgery of information pertaining to farmland auctions. Referring to recent media reports, lawmaker Zoltán Magyar said that details about the most valuable plots of land that are presented at land auctions do not match the parameters listed in the land tenders. Magyar said this could indicate that ...
Vona Says No Accident Hungarian Jobbik MEP Spy Case Dragging On
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is someone’s interest that the case involving a Jobbik MEP accused of spying should drag on as long as possible, the radical nationalist party’s leader, Gábor Vona, told public television M1. If Béla Kovács, the MEP in question, is guilty of the charge then he would receive his punishment. But if he is not, then the ruling Fidesz party should apologise to him, he added.
Protesting Refugees In Hungary Arrested
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Szeged Sub-county Court on Monday ordered the custodial arrest of ten migrants who are suspected of inciting a protest by refugees at a shelter in Nagyfa, Csongrád county on Friday. The ten, of whom seven are Iraqis, two Syrians and one Serb, barred the door to their cells at Nagyfa temporary detention centre and destroyed the heating system.
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
Hungarian NGOs Welcome End Of Tax Probe Over Norway Grants
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Ökotárs has said that it welcomes the cessation of a probe by Hungary’s tax office (NAV) into the operations of the foundation and 17 other NGOs in connection with funding they received from the Norway Civil Grant. It has become clear that Ökotárs and the other organisations acted legally and their documentation was in order while they complied with supervision requirements, the foundation told ...
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.
Bribed Judge Gets 12 Years
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Debrecen Court of Appeals yesterday extended from 10 years to 12 the prison sentence given to a former judge who had been convicted of taking bribes. The judge had accepted payment in exchange for more lenient treatment. The judge was suspended in January 2012, and is now banned for ten years from public affairs and banned for life from working as a judge or lawyer.
Hungarian Tax Authority Uncovers Intl Money Laundering, Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 13 Oct 2015 5:34 AM
- business
Hungary’s tax and customs authority (NAV) said on Tuesday that it is investigating an international money laundering and cigarette smuggling operation, and it has so far apprehended 33 suspects. Vietnamese and Egyptian nationals based in Budapest are suspected of directing the transfer of euros acquired in crimes committed in Europe first to Hungary and then to Slovakia.
Xpat Opinion: Politicians Not Named In Prostitute Ring Investigation In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal website has got hold of the documents of an ongoing police investigation against a man suspected of directing a ring of prostitutes and offering their services to businessmen and politicians. The politicians involved have not been identified.