The case had been suspended after the European Parliament refused to waive Magyar's immunity in October 2025, citing concerns that he might not receive a fair trial in Hungary while he was serving as a member of the European Parliament. After assuming the role of Prime Minister, Magyar requested that his own faction support the lift of his immunity to allow the investigation to proceed. The prosecution request occurred on the same day as similar requests for two Fidesz members of parliament facing cases involving damages worth billions of forints.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Hungary Lifts PM Magyar's Immunity After EU Blocked Phone Theft Case
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A vote of 139 legislators in Budapest has ended the legal protections of Prime Minister Péter Magyar, permitting a criminal probe into a 2024 altercation. Prosecutors allege that Magyar snatched a mobile phone from a man filming him at the Ötkert nightclub and threw the device into the Danube river. While Magyar has admitted to taking the phone, he denies the theft charges and claims the case is politically motivated. Divers eventually recovered the roughly €400 device and returned it to the owner.
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