Opposition parties call for probe into alleged graft linked to Borkai

Parties of the opposition on Wednesday welcomed the resignation of Győr mayor Zsolt Borkai but called for investigations into “corruption-suspect” cases under his tenure.

Conservative Jobbik’s parliamentary group said in a statement that Borkai’s resignation, announced earlier in the day, had come late as he should have resigned immediately after a scandal broke out around a leaked video footage with openly sexual content featuring the mayor and one of his associates.

According to Jobbik,

Győr’s new mayor and municipal assembly must work with the authorities and “investigate all transactions suspicious of graft and linked to Borkai and his attorney friend”.

The Socialist Party called for a probe into the allegations against Borkai “to reveal if he has in fact stolen billions from his city”. “If he is guilty he must not get away by simply resigning his post,” the Socialists added.