The NVVH announced on Monday morning that it was taking four investigations into its own remit. It notified the Central Chief Prosecutor’s Office and the head of the National Investigation Bureau.
The first case concerns suspected influence peddling over work-related residence permits. According to the office, a group closely connected to senior political figures allegedly offered, for payment, to use its connections to ensure applicants received the visas they needed.
A second investigation concerns municipal contracts for park maintenance and public catering. The NVVH says companies seeking to retain publicly funded contracts may have bribed politicians who could influence decisions through municipal and party positions. Its statement describes an alleged practice spanning political cycles and parties, with bribes said to reach billions of forints.
The third case involves a state-owned company and publicly funded development projects. The office suspects that a minister responsible for development and oversight of the Hungarian National Asset Management company may have received an unlawful benefit worth several billion forints through intermediaries in return for investment and development contracts.
The fourth case concerns suspected mismanagement at the Sovereignty Protection Office. The NVVH says three framework contracts signed in 2024–2026 resulted in more than 3.6 billion forints being paid to a consortium for communications products and events whose necessity it questions, noting that the office had its own units for such work.
The NVVH said the decision to take a criminal case into its own remit cannot be appealed and asked the authorities already handling the matters to help ensure a smooth transfer. Prime Minister Péter Magyar had said on Sunday evening that an operation called “Tisztítótűz” would begin on Monday and that the office would investigate several major corruption cases. The allegations cited here have not been presented as court-established facts.