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Justice Minister: Government will not consent to releasing criminals early
Justice Minister Judit Varga has hit back at remarks made by Democratic Coalition lawmaker Ágnes Vadai.
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Somali man arrested for alleged robbery and rape
Budapest police headquarters state on its website that a 25-year-old woman and a female friend met the suspect and another man in the capital’s party district late on Monday.
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Palestinian man charged with attempted sexual assault
A Palestinian man suspected of attempting to sexually assault multiple women in Budapest in 2018 has been charged.
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Two Turkish men expelled from Hungary after attacking border police
Two Turkish men have been expelled from Hungary in a fast-track court procedure after they attacked border police in Röszke.
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Budapest bomber gets life
László P was handed a sentence of at least 25 years imprisonment for planting a bomb in Budapest in 2016
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Russian suspected of murder and jewelry heist extradited from Hungary to Russia
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office confirmed that Boris Postolaki has been sent back to Russia after being arrested in Hungary in July 2017
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Syrian man wanted for murder arrested in Hungary
Hungary's police headquarters said officers checked the 25-year-old man's data, and it was established he was wanted in Germany for homicide, and was detained by the Gyula police force
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Hungary is one of the safest countries in Europe
In 2010, Hungary saw 440-450,000 registered crimes. By 2016, this number fell to 270,000-290,000 under the new government
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Hungarian police force achieves its goal of protecting people despite illegal migration and threat of terrorism
Uncovering cyber crime and providing adequate protection of the borders in line with Schengen rules will be among the main challenges this year, Hungary's police chief has said
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European Court of Human Rights rules against Hungary
The ruling was made concerning 'the real life sentences' of two Hungarians, which carries a minimum of 40 years in prison, and was classed as 'inhuman and humiliating treatment'
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Budapest tram killer jailed for 18 years
A 74-year-old woman was hit by the 4/6 tram two years ago, having been kicked in the back into its path at the Margaret Bridge stop
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Somalian migrant accused of sexual assault and theft in Budapest
The 20-year-old is accused of sexual harassment on Tuesday, and also faces allegations that he stole clothes, a bag and cash from a hotel