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Tisza Government: Balázs Hankó Was Questioned for Five Hours at the Prosecutor General's Office

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Former Development Minister Miklós Seszták and Fidesz MP Balázs Hankó were also taken into custody. Hankó gave an interview to HírTV late in the evening. Hankó previously supervised the distribution of funds from the National Cultural Fund as Minister of Culture and Innovation. Pál Fürcht, the resigned Prosecutor General, named former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the gold convoy case on Tuesday. Balázs Hankó was questioned as a suspect on Tues…

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As the current Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, had predicted months ago — "his place is prison," Hankó was arrested on Monday night.

·Madrid, Spain
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Even before his arrest, HírTV interviewed him, in which he said that "this is a politically motivated proceeding," one of the "flashpoints" of which is a "cultural political battle" and the other is "a major political showdown."

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Former Development Minister Miklós Seszták and Fidesz MP Balázs Hankó were also taken into custody. Hankó gave an interview to HírTV late in the evening. Hankó previously supervised the distribution of funds from the National Cultural Fund as Minister of Culture and Innovation. Pál Fürcht, the resigned Prosecutor General, named former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the gold convoy case on Tuesday. Balázs Hankó was questioned as a suspect on Tues…

·Budapest, Hungary
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According to Balázs Hankó, a politically motivated procedure is being launched against him and his colleagues in the National Cultural Fund (NKA) case for political and cultural policy purposes. Balázs Hankó, Fidesz MP and former Minister of Culture and Innovation, stated in an interview with Hír TV – recorded on Monday and broadcast on Tuesday – that the entire support system and every step are legal … The post Balázs Hankó: This is nothing mor…

Balázs Hankó says that a politically motivated case is being filed against him and his colleagues over the 17 billion forints support package from the National Cultural Fund. The Fidesz MP and former Minister of Culture and Innovation said in an interview with Hír TV before his arrest that everything happened legally and that he considers himself a victim of a political showdown.

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telex.hu broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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