Hungarian Prosecutor Suspended After Naming Orbán in Ukrainian Convoy Case

Hungary's acting Attorney General suspended Pál Fürcht, former head of the Central Investigative Prosecutor's Office, who had publicly identified Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the orderer of a 2022 operation against a Ukrainian gold convoy. The suspension and disciplinary action signal political pressure on judicial independence, raising concerns about rule-of-law backsliding in Hungary. The move is a direct response to Fürcht's accusation, which remains unverified and contested.