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Ex-Hungarian Minister Detained in $53 Million Graft Probe
OCCRP10/1/2026
Balázs Hankó, a former culture minister under Viktor Orbán, was ordered held in pretrial detention over allegations he funneled tens of millions in state cultural grants to political allies, marking a dramatic escalation in Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s crackdown on past corruption.
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