Chief Medical Officer Reported for Abuse of Office After Misaddressed Email
Independent MP Bernadett Szél announced charges would be brought against Cecília Müller for abuse of office. The Chief Medical Officer turned down another independent lawmaker, Ákos Hadházy’s request for information of public interest. Her email to colleagues was then likely misaddressed and sent to Hadházy, its content causing an uproar.
It began with Hadházy’s request for Müller to make the contracts of a project of HUF 17 billion (EUR 47.4 million) in EU funds available to him.
However, after the “normal” response time expired, Müller extended it to a further 45 days, arguing that “its fulfillment would jeopardize the epidemiological control.”