Zsolt Takacs is suspected of taking 30 million euros in bribes linked to bus tenders.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
The claim names "Zsolt Takacs," a name that appears nowhere in the passage (which says "Zsoltak") or in the sources, so it departs from the post. The sources instead describe Miklós Seszták, former development minister 2014–2018, as suspected of taking around €30 million in bribes linked to bus tenders, so the claim does not match the referent the sources cover.
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… On Monday, Hungarian prosecutors detained two of Orban's former ministers over corruption allegations. These guys are still incarcerated. Parliament had previously voted to lift their immunity. Per a Euro news article by Sandor Ziros, Zsoltak, who served as development minister from 2014 to 2018, is suspected of taking around 30 million euros in bribes linked to bus tenders. Hanko is being investigated over the disbursement of 46 million euros in cultural funds to public figures, which the authorities largely regard as campaign financing. …
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Supports. Yahoo News reports that Miklós Seszták, who served as development minister from 2014 to 2018, is suspected of taking around €30 million in bribes linked to bus tenders, after parliament lifted his immunity.[1]
Context. The post refers to "Zsoltak", who served as development minister from 2014 to 2018 and is suspected of taking around 30 million euros in bribes linked to bus tenders, citing a Euro news article by Sandor Ziros.
Context. DW reports that Miklós Sesztak, a former development minister and now a KDNP lawmaker, is the subject of corruption investigations, with the bribery allegations tied to his personal corruption scandals.[2]
Context. No source mentions a person named Zsolt Takacs in connection with these bribery allegations, so the sources neither confirm nor refute the claim as worded.[1][2]
Sources
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- 1With two Orbán-era ministers detained, Magyar's ' ...au.news.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Hungary's reckoning with Orban's corrupt system picks up speed with high-profile arrestsdw.com · not rated · cited for: context
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