Hungary Charges Investigative Journalist Amidst Orbán Government Sabotage Allegations
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'.
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Hungary charges journalist following claims minister was in touch with Moscow
Investigative reporter Szabolcs Panyi covered story alleging foreign minister had passed information to Sergei Lavrov The Hungarian government has filed charges against one of the country’s most prominent investigative journalists, accusing him of spying for Ukraine, as officials grapple with the fallout of allegations that Budapest shared confidential EU information with Moscow. The claims of espionage cap off a tumultuous week in Hungarian politics, in which relations with the EU plummeted ...
By Flora Garamvolgyi in Budapest and Ashifa Kassam
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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 transported significant sums of money and valuables out of Russia.
By Olha Kovalchuk
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