The Budapest Times
Peter Magyar – Photo: Facebook

The question of immunity rights

Written by Bettina Nemes
Péter Magyar had a conversation with Manfred Weber, the leader of the EPP, which includes the Tisza Party. The leader of the Tisza party signalled to Weber that he would be immediately prepared to waive his right to immunity if the Hungarian government decided to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office in accordance with the will of its citizens.

‘Then it would quickly become clear whether the members of the Orbán clan or I would be locked up for a longer period of time.’

Magyar explained on social media that it was also about the immunity rights of Tamás Deutsch (Fidesz), the ‘laziest MEP of all time’, who took part in the fewest votes in the EP. He wanted to press charges against him because Deutsch had committed the criminal offence of defamation in public with malicious intent under Section 226 of the Criminal Code by lying about him in recent weeks.

Deutsch informed EP

Deutsch, for his part, informed MEPs in a letter and an attached video that Attorney General Péter Polt is asking the EP to waive MEP Péter Magyar’s immunity for theft.

On 21 June 2024, Magyar enjoyed himself in a Budapest club, where ‘according to witnesses, he behaved scandalously and made morally inappropriate offers to women’. According to the indictment, a victim filmed Magyar’s behaviour with her mobile phone, whereupon he got into an argument with her. Magyar then snatched the phone from the victim’s hand and put it in his pocket. Magyar was thrown out by security staff and later threw the stolen phone into the Danube.

 

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