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Ruszin-Szendi: Before the Hand Grenade Accident in Újdörögd, Soldiers Recommended that Training Participants Not Throw Live Hand Grenades

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The minister told the National Defense Committee that political pressure had overridden professional military considerations in the matter.

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Then a 29-year-old government official was seriously injured after a wrong move in his hand caused the grenade to go into action too soon.

·Hungary
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The minister told the National Defense Committee that political pressure had overridden professional military considerations in the matter.

According to the Minister of Defense, there is no possibility of further criminal proceedings against those responsible due to the statute of limitations.

·Hungary
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The political responsibility of the former leadership was emphasized by the Minister of National Defense Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi at a closed session of the National Defense and Law Enforcement Committee of the Parliament, where he reported on the circumstances of the hand grenade accident in Újdörögd and the military mission in Chad implemented with almost four billion forints. According to the Minister, in both cases, incorrect political decisio…

The Minister of National Defense made serious allegations regarding the Újdörögd hand grenade accident and the Chadian mission. According to Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, although the criminal proceedings in the Újdörögd hand grenade accident were terminated, this still raises professional, managerial and political responsibility. Regarding the Chadian mission, he announced that he could not file a complaint based on the information he had.

Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi: The soldiers did not recommend using live hand grenades in Újdörögd, but the exercise was still held - Gáspár Orbán also detailed his role in the Chadian mission at the closed meeting of the committee.

·Budapest, Hungary
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24 HU broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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