German man impersonating a UN diplomat arrested in Hungary

A German national suspected of fraud, blackmail, assault on a public servant, vandalism and forgery was arrested in Szigetvár, southeast Hungary, the police.hu website said.

The 62-year-old has been in hiding from the law since 2019, when a German court issued an arrest warrant against him.

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The man committed the crimes while impersonating a UN diplomat, the court said. A European arrest warrant was issued against him in 2020, the statement said.

Source: MTI

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