Did the Hungarian police beat a man to death for possessing a small quantity of cannabis? — VIDEO

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A man has died in hospital following an alleged beating by Hungarian police in Szeged. The case is raising serious concerns about the use of force during a drug-related arrest and prompting an ongoing investigation by prosecutors.

Man beaten to death

As Szeged365 reports, a man from Kunszentmárton died in the hospital nearly a month after an altercation with Hungarian police in Szeged on 26 March 2025. According to numerous reports, the man was allegedly found with a small quantity of cannabis and synthetic drugs. His family claims he was severely beaten by several officers, resulting in serious spinal and neck injuries, which may have been worsened when he was moved before medical help arrived. Video footage from the scene shows him unconscious and later placed behind a police van. He later died on 21 April in the University of Szeged Hospital.

Concerns about police brutality

The Hungarian police stated that the man actively resisted arrest and that the use of force was necessary. As 444 writes, authorities claim he was caught in the act of committing a crime and was found with packages of synthetic drugs. The official statement from the Hungarian police notes that the man complained of feeling unwell shortly after his arrest, prompting them to call an ambulance and place him in a stable position.

While the police have refrained from sharing further details, citing the ongoing investigation by the Central Investigating Prosecutor’s Office, the family has filed a formal complaint. Their legal representative, Dr. Dániel Frech, has stated that the case raises serious questions about the conduct of the Hungarian police.

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3 Comments

  1. Day 2 of killer cops story!

    Next – do story on defund the police.

    Interview the oposistion and get some bridges blocked. Young people are leaving the country for better access to illegal drugs. The country hasn’t know such repression since its nazi days
    Get the EU to fine the Orban governent.
    Hungary needs more crime to be like the the rest of the EU

  2. Day 2 of killer cops story!

    Next – do story on defund the police.

    Interview the oposistion and get some bridges blocked. Young people are leaving the country for better access to illegal drugs. The country hasn’t know such repression since its nazi days
    Get the EU to fine the Orban governent.
    Hungary needs more crime to be like the the rest of the EU

  3. But why not allowed a small dosis.it is not as bad they told us,for many people it will help for the pain.just in like a lott of country 5 mg cannabis .it is good,and it is not a drug as bad they told you.xtc oké that is not allowed. Wich I can understand. But only cannabis it is a medicine not a drug,so hungarian don t be old fashion.

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