Cultural Ministry files criminal complaint over alleged misuse of public funds by Logosz Foundation

The Ministry for Social Relations and Culture announced a criminal complaint alleging that the Logosz Foundation misused public subsidies intended for objective public information. The foundation obtained funding from the City Civil Fund, overseen by Bethlen Gábor Alapkezelő, yet the ministry claims its magazines repeatedly featured government-friendly articles and endorsements of Fidesz-KDNP figures. Sample headlines included slogans favoring the ruling party, and the final page advertised the social media accounts of politicians Németh Balázs and Zsigmond Barna Pál. Documents reviewed contain entries describing the distribution of election-related publications.

The ministry forwarded the case to the National Tax and Customs Administration, citing suspected budgetary fraud. Printing was carried out by Mediaworks rather than a state-owned printer, and the materials were also handed out at party signature-collection booths.