News in Brief
Prison compensation to be given to crime victims
Parliament has approved a bill by Justice Minister Judit Varga which allows preference to be given to the victims of crime.
Parliament has approved a bill by Justice Minister Judit Varga which allows preference to be given to the victims of crime.
The Hungarian Assembly voted to redirect compensation to convicted criminals for prison conditions to the actual victims of the crimes committed.
Hungary’s parliament has voted to suspend compensation payments to inmates who have sued the state over conditions in overcrowded prisons until June 15.
Minister Varga said that over the past few years the government has built new prisons and continued to develop prison conditions.