Hungarian PM Proposes Ending Parliamentary Immunity in Criminal Cases
“I am initiating the complete abolition of the immunity of members of parliament in the event of crimes that are subject to prosecution,” Magyar said on Facebook.
Under Hungary’s legal system, most criminal offenses are subject to public prosecution, meaning authorities can begin proceedings without requiring a separate complaint from the victim, according to reports.
Magyar’s proposal comes as prosecutors have requested that parliament lift the immunity of the prime minister as well as lawmakers Balazs Hanko and Miklos Sesztak.
Magyar is being investigated over a suspected theft linked to an incident in 2024, when prosecutors allege that he took a man’s phone and threw it into the Danube.
Sesztak is facing an investigation over alleged bribery and other offenses connected to the Volanbusz case, while Hanko is being investigated over suspected mismanagement involving the National Cultural Fund, according to the prosecution service.
Parliament is expected to decide whether the immunity of all three lawmakers should be suspended.
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