Hungarian PM loses immunity over phone throw
The Hungarian Parliament has lifted the immunity of Prime Minister Péter Márki-Zay and two former ministers, paving the way for investigations into separate criminal corruption cases. The charges against Márki-Zay include suspicion of stealing a phone and throwing it into the Danube River during filming at a nightclub in 2024, as well as allegations of corruption and accepting bribes totaling millions of euros. Former Minister Hanko is suspected of stealing over 40 million euros of public funds and using them to finance a political campaign, while investigations are also ongoing into former Minister of Development Sísták on charges of bribery and purchasing buses at inflated prices. The vote to lift immunity came after a request from prosecutors and marks the first such action during Orbán’s 16-year rule, focusing on widespread corruption issues.
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