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Parliament Lifts Immunity as Hankó and Seszták Detained

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC · How we work

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Hungarian Ministers Detained

Former culture minister Balázs Hankó was detained after parliament lifted his immunity.
Former national development minister Miklós Seszták was also detained on bribery charges.
Prosecutors allege Hankó misappropriated 17.3 billion forints from the National Cultural Fund.
Seszták is accused of taking over 12 billion forints in bus-procurement bribes.
Parliament voted 139-to-0 to suspend the immunities of Hankó, Seszták and Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

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Hungarian Ministers Detained

Former culture minister Balázs Hankó was detained after parliament lifted his immunity.
Former national development minister Miklós Seszták was also detained on bribery charges.
Prosecutors allege Hankó misappropriated 17.3 billion forints from the National Cultural Fund.
Seszták is accused of taking over 12 billion forints in bus-procurement bribes.
Parliament voted 139-to-0 to suspend the immunities of Hankó, Seszták and Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

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