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Hungary Parliament Lifts PM Péter Magyar’s Immunity Unanimously

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  • Hungary’s Parliament voted 139-0 to lift immunity of Prime Minister Péter Magyar.
  • The vote also stripped immunity from former Culture Minister Balázs Hankó and former Development Minister Miklós Seszták.
  • Magyar is investigated for allegedly seizing a phone and throwing it into the Danube in June 2024.
  • Hankó is accused of misusing 17.3 billion forints ($53.6 million).
  • Seszták is accused of taking 12 billion forints ($37.2 million) in bus-contract bribes.