'Szijjarto is destroying documents of a sensitive legal nature': Magyar accuses state leadership
Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
TLDR
- Péter Magyar, leader of Hungary's victorious Tisza party, accused Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of destroying sensitive legal documents at the ministry and related institutions.
- Magyar stated that Szijjártó's disappearance from the party headquarters during Viktor Orbán's speech was due to these alleged activities.
- He emphasized the need to retrieve all remaining documents to ensure the functionality of the new government and to expose any alleged wrongdoing by the previous administration.
Hungary's political landscape is in turmoil following the decisive electoral victory of Péter Magyar's Tisza party. In a dramatic press conference, Magyar leveled serious accusations against outgoing Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, alleging that Szijjártó was actively engaged in destroying sensitive legal documents within the ministry and associated entities. This alleged destruction of records, Magyar claimed, is the reason behind Szijjártó's conspicuous absence from public view, including his failure to appear alongside Viktor Orbán on election night.
Szijjarto came to the ministry this morning and started destroying documents that are sensitive in nature.
Magyar painted a grim picture of the transition, stating that the former leadership is withholding crucial information necessary for the new government to function effectively. He highlighted the existence of international agreements, secret government decisions, and undisclosed loans taken out by Orbán's administration, all of which remain unknown to the incoming Tisza party. The urgency to recover these documents, or what remains of them, is paramount for the new government to assess the true state of the nation's finances and international commitments.
We know that he started destroying documents, not only in the ministries but also in institutions related to companies, which are related to Orbán.
"We don't know much," Magyar admitted, underscoring the opacity surrounding Hungary's recent past. He vowed that his government would meticulously review all recovered contracts and make public any information that does not violate confidentiality. This move is intended to reveal the extent of alleged mismanagement and financial impropriety left behind by the previous administration, which Magyar characterized as "plunderers."
The most important task will be to obtain all documents, everything that remains after the destruction, so that our government remains functional.
The accusations against Szijjártó, coupled with the broader allegations of document destruction and information withholding, suggest a turbulent period of accountability and investigation ahead for Hungary. The Tisza party's commitment to transparency and exposing the alleged wrongdoings of the Orbán era will likely define the early days of their governance.
To show how the country stands, what the plunderers left behind.
DistantNews Editorial
Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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