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We looked into politicians’ assets. Police started a harassment investigation
A Direkt36 has revealed how several politicians filed incorrect or incomplete wealth declarations. Minister of state László Tasó was among
Opposition politician appears to be almost penniless. But his companies are quite well off
There are serious problems with the current Hungarian wealth declarations system. László Varju's declarations show almost nothing of his real
When a politician’s wealth is hidden with the spouse
The case of Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán shows how easily politicians can hide their assets with the help of
An MP’s company received millions of public funds. His wealth declaration shows nothing of it
Zsolt Becsó, an MP of the governing party omitted a company and millions of public funds from his wealth declarations.
Hungarian PM’s errors also show the weakness of the wealth declaration system
Details of the land purchases of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Obán remained hidden for years because he did not file
Here’s how the relatives of a state minister benefited from EU projects
In recent years, people close to State Minister, László Tasó have found themselves in an advantageous position during major EU-funded
Another Fidesz MP omitted an asset from his wealth declaration
Imre Pesti, a member of the governing party, failed to declare his right to use a property. Such assets have
A senior government official concealed his lands and millions
Direkt36 and its partners have built a database to uncover the hidden controversies of politicians' wealth declarations. Minister of State
Hungarian businessman owns Caribbean offshore bank, Panama Papers show
Loyal Bank was often recommended to customers by Mossack Fonseca, the Panama law firm at the heart of the leaks.
Police closed investigation into the public tenders linked to Orban’s son-in-law
One and a half year of investigation was not enough to find a reasonable suspicion in the case of the
Former notary and entrepreneur acquitted in corruption case
The court cited the lack of evidence as the reason for its ruling.
Tapped phone calls reveal new details of the corruption case in Central Budapest
The phone calls played in court show the extraordinarily close relationship between two defendants of the corruption trial, a former
Prime minister’s son-in-law gets hefty dividend from his company
István Tiborcz, the son-in-law of Viktor Orbán, took 460 million forints (1.5 million euros) in dividend from his IT firm.
Here’s how Orban’s office helped his son-in-law’s company win tenders
Direkt36's latest investigation revealed how the controversy around the Hungarian Prime Minister's son-in-law is connected to the Prime Minister's Office.
Name of London luxury hotel where Lázár stayed has been revealed
After a lawsuit that lasted for more than two years, the government disclosed where János Lázár, head of the Prime
The police dropped the accusations in the controversial public media contract case
The police dropped the accusation about the contract the public media signed with a company linked to person close to
Database revealing thousands of secret offshore companies published
Details of more than 200 thousand offshore companies are made public. The information is coming from the leaked documents known
Offshore secrets of Hungarian billionaires revealed
How members of the Hungarian business elite, including Sándor Csányi, the wealthiest person in the country, use offshore companies? The
Panama Papers Source Offers Documents to Authorities and Calls for Action
This is how the anonymous whistleblower behind the Panama Papers gives justification for the leak in a statement.
Panama Papers: Hungarian billionaires’s offshore secrets revealed
A leggazdagabb magyarok közül is szerepelnek többen a kiszivárgott offshore-dokumentumokban. Köztük van Matolcsy György unokatestvére, Szemerey Tamás is.
