Police conduct raids on Alapjogokért Központ's funded company and former foreign official
The National Investigation Office of the Emergency Police is carrying out searches at the Alapjogokért Központ's publicly funded subsidiary and at locations linked to a former foreign official associated with the firm.
Investigators from the Emergency Police's National Investigation Office announced that they are searching the Budapest premises of a company financed by public funds from the Alapjogokért Központ. The operation also extends to the firm's accounting office and the last known Hungarian address of a former foreign official tied to the company, who is currently subject to an international arrest warrant. Authorities suspect the official received regular payments despite performing little actual work.
Why it matters
The probe raises concerns about possible misuse of public funds and corruption involving a former foreign official.
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