The Socialists’ ex-minister responsible for secret services, György Szilvásy, was arrested on Friday following a house search, television channel Hir TV reported, while Socialist ex-Prime
Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány later confirmed the news on his Facebook wall. According to Hir TV, the house search was connected to a statement by Lajos Galambos, former chief director of the National Security Office (NBH), who was under house arrest on espionage charges. Gyurcsány and current Socialist party leader Attila Mesterházy spoke up for Szilvásy and said on Saturday that his arrest is only part of “a political showdown started by the Fidesz government”.
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