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Als Investigativreporter recherchiert Szabolcs Panyi seit Jahren über Macht und russischen Einfluss in Ungarn. Nun wird er selbst zur Zielscheibe: Die Regierung stellt ihn unter Spionageverdacht
Hungarian officials have announced that the government has filed an espionage complaint against investigative journalist Panyi Szabolcs, accusing him of coordinating spy activities with another country, sparking a secret service scandal.
Hungary's government-aligned Sovereignty Protection Office has identified journalist Szabolcs Panyi as a "network person" in a discrediting report, following attacks against him by pro-government media.
Tamás Lánczi, head of Hungary's sovereignty protection office, responded to the wiretapping of journalist Szabolcs Panyi, using the incident to advocate for a new transparency law.
Investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi claims Hungarian intelligence aggressively targeted him after his outlet exposed their failed recruitment attempts in Brussels, while the government now accuses him of espionage.
Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi, whom the country's government has accused of espionage, has stated that government and private aircraft belonging to Hungarian officials may have secretly flown cash and valuables out of Russia, with the government now filing charges against him following his claims that a minister was in contact with Moscow, electrifying elections and drawing comparisons to 'Hungarian Watergate'.
Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi has denied involvement in the wiretapping of Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, clarifying pro-government media's spin, as NATO sources express unsurprise over reports of Hungary potentially leaking information to Russia.
András Rácz has commented on the alleged wiretapping of journalist Szabolcs Panyi, calling it a scandal and stupidity, and identifying Foreign Minister Szijjártó as the real problem, linking it to the Pegasus scandal and alleged abuse of intelligence tools.
The Hungarian government is struggling to explain an 'unpleasant spy case' with multiple contradictory interpretations, as its attack on investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi, accused of espionage, appears to be backfiring and has been described as the Orbán government switching to 'panic mode'.
Investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi discusses the unusual wealth of Viktor Orbán's family and associates, despite Orbán officially having no assets, and speculates on Russia's desire for Hungary to remain in the EU but potentially leave NATO.
Hungarian journalist Szabolcs Panyi, an ally of Péter Magyar, is reportedly involved in a phone hacking scandal, accused of allegedly providing Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s phone number to foreign intelligence services.
According to Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi, citing multiple European national security sources, Moscow has sent a team to Budapest to interfere in Hungary's parliamentary elections in April 2026.