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Jobbik’s Kovács says in own interest to end spy, fraud cases soon – UPDATE
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Before questioning by Hungary’s central investigating prosecutor on Wednesday, Béla Kovács, an MEP of the opposition Jobbik party, accused of spying for Russia and budgetary fraud, said he wanted to draw a line under the criminal charges against him.
Kovács told journalists in front of the prosecution headquarters that he would ask for the case to be concluded as quickly as possible.
“If they think they have the appropriate quantity of evidence, then they should raise charges against me, and I’d like to clear myself in court,” he said. “But if there isn’t the appropriate quantity of evidence, then I’d ask them to end the procedure…” he added.
The Jobbik MEP insisted it was clear that the case against him had been concocted by the ruling Fidesz party in order to discredit him personally as well as the Jobbik party.
UPDATE
Speaking at a press conference after the hearing, Kovacs also denied that he had spied against EU institutions for Russia or any other country. He insisted that the case against him had been concocted by the ruling Fidesz party.
The MEP said he was cooperative at Wednesday’s hearing which focused on the fraud allegations. He expressed hope that the espionage case would also be put to rest before the end of the year.
Kovács said he would welcome if authorities decided not to raise charges against him, but would prefer that they did, because this way he could clear himself in court.
He also denied that it was Jobbik leader Gábor Vona who had pressed him to appear at the hearing.