Orbán Livestreams Ex-Minister Heading to Prosecutors in $53m Grant Probe
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Orbán Livestreams Ex-Minister Heading to Prosecutors in $53m Grant Probe
Former culture minister Balázs Hankó left Parliament for the prosecutor’s office on Monday evening after receiving a formal summons in a culture grant misuse investigation. His immunity had been suspended hours earlier, clearing the way for proceedings over the alleged misuse of more than $52.7 million in grants, which Hankó and Fidesz denounce as politically motivated.
The leaders of Fidesz and KDNP held a press conference before the parliament granted Hankó and Seszták immunity. János Bóka and Bence Rétvári outbid each other and promised compensation,
The National Assembly voted to suspend the immunity of Balázs Hankó. The proposal was supported by 139 MPs, with no votes against or abstentions.
Parliament Suspends the Immunity of Balázs Hankó in the Case of Distribution of 17 Billion NKA Funds
by 139 votes to none, with no abstentions. In particular, he may have committed unfaithful treatment causing significant financial hardship, punishable by imprisonment of between five and ten years.
The National Assembly will also decide today on the immunity of one Fidesz and one KDNP member each.
In today's performance of the Absolute Film Theater: The Death of the Swan.
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