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Magyar Orders Arrests of Two Ministers After Immunity Lift
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- Prime Minister Peter Magyar ordered the arrests of Ministers Balazs Hanko and Miklos Sesztak.
- Parliament lifted both lawmakers' immunity on Monday, permitting their detention.
- Hanko is accused of misallocating €50 million from the Cultural Fund in 2025-2026.
- Sesztak allegedly accepted €30 million in bribes linked to bus contracts from 2015 to 2018.
- EU officials view the prosecutions as proof to release frozen cohesion funds to Hungary.
