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Prosecutor Seeks 6 Years in Prison for Ruling Fidesz MP Boldog on Corruption Charges
The preparatory session of ruling Fidesz MP István Boldog’s court hearing will be held on June 30, at the Budapest Regional Court, Péter Novák, the defense attorney of one of the accused, told independent news site Telex. The lawmaker has been charged with corruption, and faces imprisonment for 6 years if he is found guilty.
Boldog and eight of his accomplices are suspected to have accepted bribes a number of times in exchange for influencing the outcome of tenders for European Union funds.
The Central Prosecutor’s Office of Investigations has asked the court to sentence István Boldog to six years in prison, to impose a fine of five million forints on him, and to confiscate 6.6 million forints worth of his assets. The prosecutor’s office also calls for Boldog to be restricted from participating in public affairs for 5 years.
Fidesz-KDNP members of the National Assembly, with the help of three independent MPs, voted in the law that transfers various state assets to “public interest asset management foundations,” removing the state’s oversight of hundreds of billions in public funds. The government’s official reasoning is to raise competitiveness and efficiency. However, the move raises a great deal of concerns as many fear Fidesz and Orbán want to put hands on state assets and build a deep state in an aim to keep wealth and influence for a long time, in addition to extending their ideological influence.
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