67 result(s) for suspended prison
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Dies At 94
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a liberal columnist remember the Communist hardliner, who was found guilty of involvement in war crimes. Former Communist leader Béla Biszku, who received a suspended sentence for involvement in war crimes passed away last Friday.
Thousands Demonstrate Against Animal Cruelty In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people held a demonstration against animal cruelty in Budapest on Saturday. The demonstration, held in front of Parliament, was organised by more than 120 animal welfare organisations. Following the speeches, the organisers handed over a proposal to introduce heavier penalties for animal cruelty to a representative of parliament’s agricultural committee.
Lázár: People Have Right To Express Opinion On Court Rulings
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians should not try to influence the work of the courts but ordinary people must not be stopped from expressing their opinion of rulings, the government office chief said. Speaking to a forum in his home town of Hódmezővásárhely, János Lázár said politicians must not put pressure on judges. But at the same time politicians, he said, must listen to the people.
Hungary’s Chief Judge: Outside Pressure On Judges Danger To Rule Of Law
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief judge has warned of the dangers of politicians pressuring the courts if they do not like a ruling. Péter Darák’s comments were in reaction to strong criticism of a recent court decision to acquit all 15 suspects in a case involving Hungary’s worst environmental disaster.
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...
Former Budapest Vicemayor Gets Suspended Prison Term For Embezzlement
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A court in south-eastern Hungary handed a two-year prison term, suspended for four years, to Miklós Hagyó, Budapest’s former Socialist deputy mayor, on charges of embezzlement. Five other defendants out of a total 15 in the case, initiated under suspicion of major corruption, have similarly been sentenced to suspended prison terms of various lengths.
Biszku Receives Suspended Prison Term For Complicity In War Crimes In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Communist-era party functionary Béla Biszku received a suspended prison sentence for complicity in war crimes. The Municipal Court of Budapest, however, exonerated him of the charges of ordering the shooting of a total of 49 anti-communist protesters in December 1956 and the beating of academics in March 1957.
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.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Dies At 94
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a liberal columnist remember the Communist hardliner, who was found guilty of involvement in war crimes. Former Communist leader Béla Biszku, who received a suspended sentence for involvement in war crimes passed away last Friday.
Thousands Demonstrate Against Animal Cruelty In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people held a demonstration against animal cruelty in Budapest on Saturday. The demonstration, held in front of Parliament, was organised by more than 120 animal welfare organisations. Following the speeches, the organisers handed over a proposal to introduce heavier penalties for animal cruelty to a representative of parliament’s agricultural committee.
Lázár: People Have Right To Express Opinion On Court Rulings
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians should not try to influence the work of the courts but ordinary people must not be stopped from expressing their opinion of rulings, the government office chief said. Speaking to a forum in his home town of Hódmezővásárhely, János Lázár said politicians must not put pressure on judges. But at the same time politicians, he said, must listen to the people.
Hungary’s Chief Judge: Outside Pressure On Judges Danger To Rule Of Law
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief judge has warned of the dangers of politicians pressuring the courts if they do not like a ruling. Péter Darák’s comments were in reaction to strong criticism of a recent court decision to acquit all 15 suspects in a case involving Hungary’s worst environmental disaster.
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...
Former Budapest Vicemayor Gets Suspended Prison Term For Embezzlement
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A court in south-eastern Hungary handed a two-year prison term, suspended for four years, to Miklós Hagyó, Budapest’s former Socialist deputy mayor, on charges of embezzlement. Five other defendants out of a total 15 in the case, initiated under suspicion of major corruption, have similarly been sentenced to suspended prison terms of various lengths.
Biszku Receives Suspended Prison Term For Complicity In War Crimes In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Communist-era party functionary Béla Biszku received a suspended prison sentence for complicity in war crimes. The Municipal Court of Budapest, however, exonerated him of the charges of ordering the shooting of a total of 49 anti-communist protesters in December 1956 and the beating of academics in March 1957.
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.
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.