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The front page of Telex features several prominent domestic stories, with the arrest of former central bank governor György Matolsky being the top headline. Other significant domestic news includes an investigation into financial dealings related to the central bank and the restructuring of…
The former central bank governor was taken by investigators on Wednesday morning on suspicion of economic fraud causing significant financial loss and the use of forged private documents. His suspect interrogation may take place before noon.
The new leadership of the central bank would have exchanged a 200 billion forint bank share package for the MNB foundations' loss-making Swiss investment, but the agreement ultimately fell through.
The Central Investigation Prosecutor's Office is investigating the MNB case for particularly significant financial loss due to breach of trust.
The inter-ministerial committee dealing with the matter stated that previous emergency interventions were ineffective. More than 6 million euros were spent on them.
According to our sources, the establishment of ministries did not go as planned everywhere, and a high level of distrust persists between old and new civil servants. Based on the past six months, it is becoming clear which minister brought what into the government.
There is no stable solution, and according to the mayor, the city has gone to its limits.
According to the mayor of District XV, the police have begun searching the affected school buildings.
According to HVG, the prosecutor's office has dropped several charges against Péter Pál Juhász, the key witness in the Szőlő Street case.
Several complaints have been filed regarding the change of government and the Gondosóra case, and the costs of the program are being compared to those of Fidesz activists' data handling.
