Published: February 22 2023
Summary:
János Agócs, the former president of the National Roma Self-Government, has been charged with two counts of accepting bribes from a senior official. The indictment states that he wanted to resign from his position as president early and receive a payment of 30 million forints from a minority self-government representative, or two million forints from another MEP. The Budapest Regional Investigating Prosecutor's Office has asked that he serve six years in prison, be banned from public office for six years and pay a fine of two million forints if he confesses at the preparatory meeting.
Key Points:
- János Agócs was accused of two counts of accepting bribes
- He attempted to resign early from his position as president of the National Roma Self-Government and receive a payment of 30 million forints
- He then attempted to receive two million forints from another MEP
- The Budapest Regional Investigating Prosecutor's Office requested a sentence of six years in prison, a six-year ban from public office and a two million forint fine if Agócs confesses at the preparatory meeting
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