Former Hungarian deputy state secretary sentenced to 6.5 years for bribery and forgery

A Budapest court has sentenced János Nagy, a former agriculture ministry deputy state secretary, to 6 years and 6 months in prison for accepting bribes and forging official documents in a non-binding ruling that also bans Nagy from public affairs.
The second defendant was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for 5 years. The court handed down a 2.5-year prison sentence to the third defendant with a fine of HUF 2.4 million (EUR 5,900), while the fourth defendant was sentenced to 2 years in prison together with a fine of HUF 3 million.
According to the charges, Nagy and the second defendant agreed in 2020 that the then-deputy state secretary would aid the second defendant, an entrepreneur, in acquiring land and in winning tenders and HUF 830 million in non-refundable funding. In exchange, Nagy received a 5% share in the company. Meanwhile, Nagy also agreed with the third defendant, a subordinate of his at the ministry, to acquire undue advantages in another tender.
The court saw as an aggravating circumstance that Nagy used his influence as a government official when committing grave crimes. The accused deny the charges and have appealed for an acquittal.
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