A Budapest court on Wednesday ordered one-month pretrial detention for former Hungarian development minister and current KDNP party MP Miklós Seszták. He was detained on Monday in a case concerning the company Volánbusz. The decision was reported by the Budapest Central District Court through the metropolitan tribunal. Telex ↗
Seszták appeared in court on Wednesday, which decided on further proceedings in the case. The investigating judge ultimately ruled on his pretrial detention for a period of one month. According to published information, he was detained by the Hungarian National Asset Recovery and Protection Office. HVG ↗
The case is linked to suspicion of bribery worth 12 billion forints. Further details about the acts Seszták is accused of have not yet been made public. Seszták previously served as Minister of National Development in Viktor Orbán's government and is currently a member of the Hungarian parliament for KDNP. Index.hu ↗
Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced a tougher stance against corruption. In connection with Seszták's case, he intends to present further details on Thursday in Kisvárda and its surroundings. The case has thus become one of the first major tests of the new government's course in investigating corruption suspicions. Der Standard ↗
Further developments will depend on the investigation and any subsequent steps taken by the prosecution. Based on available information, it is not yet clear whether charges will also be brought against other individuals.
Court orders one-month pretrial detention for former Hungarian minister
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