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Hungary Detains MPs After Parliament Suspends Immunity

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  • Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced former ministers Miklós Seszták and Balázs Hankó were detained after parliament suspended their immunity.
  • Parliament voted to suspend the immunity of Seszták (KDNP MP), Hankó (Fidesz MP), and Prime Minister Magyar.
  • Investigators allege the National Cultural Fund misused public money in 1,079 applications, causing HUF 17.3 billion damage.
  • Fidesz group leader János Bóka called the proceedings politically motivated.