International warrants issued for son of arrested central bank chief
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The legal net around the family of György Matolcsy, the former central bank governor, has widened as international arrest warrants were issued for his son, Ádám, and a business associate. Prosecutors are investigating how the younger Matolcsy amassed a fortune in villas and private equity through a web of funds allegedly designed to move state assets into private hands. The elder Matolcsy is reportedly finding life in detention difficult; the central bank's legacy, meanwhile, is being weighed against a 4.5 billion forint Tiziano that experts now suspect is not a Tiziano.
A Fidesz event marking the anniversary of the 1956 revolution turned abrasive when a camera crew was attacked by attendees. In the speeches, government figures warned of a new tyranny in the nation's kindergartens. The atmosphere at the 'flag march' remained familiar: a mix of historical grievance and modern political theatre, punctuated by the ceremonial toppling of a Stalin statue seventy years after the original fell.
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