Hungarian man threatened to set fire to the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow

A Hungarian man threatened to set fire to the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow back in 2021. His reason was that he had not received the tourist visa for his girlfriend within a short time.

Hungarian citizen threatens to commit an act of terrorism in Moscow

In October 2022, the Budapest II and III District Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against a Hungarian citizen in his 30s, a resident of Budapest of Russian descent. On 31 March, the Metropolitan Court of Budapest sentenced the perpetrator to 1 year imprisonment, suspended for 4 years, for the crime of threatening to commit an act of terrorism. The court also granted him a preliminary discharge from court proceedings.

According to the verdict, the accused called the Embassy of Hungary in Moscow several times before 7 December 2021 to arrange a tourist visa for his girlfriend, Index reports. On 7 December 2021, he visited the embassy in person. He called again, and was informed that the visa application could be done online.

Threatening to blow up a car, set fire to the embassy

After hearing the answer, the accused splashed the petrol he had brought to the scene in front of the building. At 4 PM, he threatened two employees of the Hungarian embassy over the phone to blow up a car and set fire to the embassy building if his girlfriend did not receive her entry visa to Hungary within a very short time.

The prosecutor appealed against the judgment, requesting that the accused be sentenced to imprisonment and a ban on public office. The accused and his defence lawyer took note of the decision.