bne IntelliNews – Former Fidesz insider presents damaging evidence to prosecutor’s office in high-profile corruption case [Video]

High-ranking government officials manipulated evidence in a high-profile corruption case, former Fidesz insider Peter Magyar said on March 26 after taking the oath and presenting his evidence to the Budapest Investigative Prosecutor’s Office, based on a secretly recorded conversation with his ex-wife and former justice minister Judit Varga.

Magyar posted a two-minute audio recording online on March 26, in which the two discussed a corruption investigation related to the bribery scandal of bailiffs and the involvement of government officials in tampering with evidence.

The recordings were made in January 2023 in the couple’s home a few months before they filed for divorce. Varga is heard on the audio recording saying that Rogan (Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office leader) and his people suggested to the prosecutors what should be removed from the evidence in a corruption case, involving Varga’s subordinate.

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