Hungary's Parliament suspends immunity for Prime Minister Magyar and two Orbán-era ministers
Prosecutors can now pursue theft, mismanagement and bribery cases involving 3 lawmakers, including Magyar, after parliament suspended their immunity.
- On Monday, the Parliament of Hungary voted to lift the immunity of Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar and two former ministers, clearing the way for prosecutors to proceed with ongoing criminal investigations.
- The investigations target high-level officials from former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government as part of a sweeping effort to uncover what the current administration describes as years of massive fraud and theft of public funds.
- Former Culture Minister Balázs Hankó allegedly oversaw the misuse of $53.6 million from Hungary's National Cultural Fund, while Development Minister Miklós Szsztók is suspected of accepting more than $37.2 million in bribes and kickbacks.
- Lawmakers from Fidesz and the Christian Democrats boycotted the vote, calling the criminal charges against their party members political tyranny by Magyar's government, though the Parliament approved all three immunity suspensions anyway.
- None of the three officials have been indicted; immunity suspension merely allows investigations to proceed. The European Parliament previously refused similar requests regarding Magyar before he moved to Hungary's National Assembly in May 2026.
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It is about accusations of a man who had filmed Magyar unquestioned two years ago. Magyar had thrown his cell phone into the Danube. The deputies also deprived two ex-ministers of the Orbán era of immunity.
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Hungary’s Parliament suspends immunity for Prime Minister Magyar and two Orbán-era ministers
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's Parliament voted on Monday to lift the parliamentary immunity of three lawmakers, including the country's prime minister, Péter Magyar, as prosecutors proceed with ongoing criminal
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Hungary's Parliament suspends immunity for Prime Minister Magyar and two Orbán-era ministers
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's Parliament voted on Monday to lift the parliamentary immunity of three lawmakers, including the country's prime minister, Péter Magyar, as prosecutors proceed with ongoing criminal investigations.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar stressed equality before the law after the Parliament suspended the immunity of Balázs Hankó, Miklós Seszták and himself. According to the Prime Minister, whether a factory worker, a member of parliament or a prime minister, everyone must undertake to stand before the justice system. After the parliamentary decision, Magyar also referred to Viktor Orbán's former ministers, whom he called corrupt.
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