Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar criticized former head of the Central Investigative Prosecutor's Office, Fürcht Pál, on Sunday evening. In an extensive post on social media, he accused him of acting for political reasons when assessing the events in the Ötkert case. Telex ↗
Magyar claims that Fürcht Pál reclassified the case as theft in order to serve political interests. He had already attacked the former chief prosecutor during Friday's government press conference, and subsequently expanded on his objections in a separate post. Index.hu ↗
Fürcht responded briefly to Magyar's claims. He stated that, in response to the prime minister's public call, he is prepared to cooperate at any time with any competent authority within an official proceeding. His statement thus pointed toward the possibility of a formal review of the handling of the case. Telex ↗
The Ötkert case has become the subject of a political dispute between the prime minister and the former prosecutor. The published statements so far amount to mutual accusations and a response to the call for clarification of the circumstances. Further developments will depend on whether the competent authorities open official proceedings in the matter and what position they take on the case.
Magyar accuses Fürcht of political motives in the Ötkert case
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