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Waiver of Immunity for Béla Kovács

Summary

The European Parliament decided to waive the immunity of MEP Béla Kovács following allegations of budget fraud and document forgery related to traineeships.
10 01.06.2017
Other
criminal law
parliamentary immunity
public finance and budget policy

Key points

  • The Hungarian Prosecutor General requested the waiver of immunity to allow for criminal investigations.
  • The allegations involve budget fraud resulting in financial loss and the multiple use of forged private documents.
  • The investigation focuses on whether traineeship agreements were used as a disguised form of personal remuneration.
  • The Parliament concluded there was no evidence that the request was made for political purposes.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the request for waiver of the immunity of Béla Kovács Request for waiver of the immunity of Béla Kovács
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