Ungarn: Ermittlungen gegen staatliche Eximbank wegen Korruptionsverdachts
Ungarns Ministerpräsident Peter Magyar setzt sich die Aufdeckung der mutmaßlichen Misswirtschaft unter der Vorgängerregierung zum Ziel. Die Ermittlungen betreffen vier Fälle bei der Eximbank.
Hungarian authorities have launched criminal investigations into the state-owned Eximbank over allegations of misconduct and abuse of office, the police announced on Tuesday. This marks the latest move by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government to uncover alleged corruption under the previous administration. Investigators seized thousands of pages of internal documents from the Ministry of Economy on Monday, according to a police statement.
The documents, secured during an internal audit, provide additional evidence for the investigations into the reported infractions, the police added. The inquiries involve four cases at the Eximbank, including a billion-euro loan to North Macedonia. The Ministry of Economy had filed charges against the bank in July following an audit.
The loan to North Macedonia came with a 3.25% interest rate and a full state guarantee. Orbán claimed at the time that the loan could have diverted funds intended to support Hungarian businesses towards bolstering a foreign political ally, and that companies connected to the previous government might have benefited.
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