Hungary: a criminal complaint over the public media being run from "the fifth floor"

The management of Hungary's public media has filed a criminal complaint over suspicions that the institution was run for years by an outside adviser, Attila Várhegyi, who held no post in the hierarchy. We are tracking whether anyone takes the complaint up and how the overhaul of public media turns out.

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Maďarské verejnoprávne médiá podali trestné oznámenie. Nové vedenie tvrdí, že ich riadilo „piate poschodie" v štvorposchodovej budove

Vedenie maďarských verejnoprávnych médií tvrdí, že ich roky riadil externý poradca bez funkcie v hierarchii. Zarábal viac ako generálny riaditeľ.

31.8.2026

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The prosecutor's office received the criminal complaint and opened proceedings.
Attila Várhegyi or Fidesz publicly responded to the accusations.
Duna Médiaszolgáltató disclosed which specific offense it cited in the complaint.
The Independent Body for Public Media has a full membership, including opposition representatives.
Public media have a definitive leadership chosen through an open selection process.

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