The index.hu website reported on Tuesday that the Bureau was also accused of abuse of authority and forgery of public documents. The Bureau refused to comment on the accusations.
According to the investigators, the Bureau used the office’s money to buy two luxury cars for himself, one of which was used by his wife. She also bought fuel for it at the office’s expense, which caused damage for 21 million forints (1.4 million crowns).
The bureau also concluded three contracts with a Belgian consulting firm worth over 100 million forints (6.8 million crowns), which was allegedly incompatible with the authority’s mandate. The contracts were supposed to relate to the establishment of the Brussels branch of the office, but the Bureau was not authorized to do so.
The bureau was also accused of having employed a family friend in the office who lacked the required qualifications. He later failed the security check, which ended his tenure.
The Anti-Corruption Office was established in 2022 as part of the reforms promoted by Brussels. In an interview with the Politico.eu website, Biró said that during his tenure, the office identified a number of cases in which money from European funds was transferred outside Hungary, and he himself allegedly became the target of politically motivated attacks and corruption attempts in the past when investigating the public procurement system.
