Hungarian politician spied for Russia in the EU parliament? Here is the court’s verdict!

One of the most significant spy case in recent years has come to an end. At the second instance, the court found Béla Kovács, also known as “KGBéla”, former MEP, guilty in preparation for espionage against the institutions of the European Union.

Since the regime change, there has been no example of such a high-ranking representative being found guilty by a court in a spy lawsuit. According to the court, Kovács also had “conspiratorial” contacts with several Russian intelligence agents who worked under the guise of diplomats in Hungary. As the Hungarian news portal Blikk reports, the accused provided his Russian holding officer with information that could have helped Moscow in energy talks between the EU and the Russians. For example, it revealed the actual position of the Union on an issue that differed from what was officially announced.

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Kovács, also known as “KGBéla”, was acquitted by the court last year on this charge. Now,

the former member of the European Parliament was found guilty at second instance by the court in preparation for espionage against the European Union institutions.

The former Jobbik politician has been sentenced to 2 years in prison, suspended for 5 years, and will have to pay a fine of HUF millions. Kovács did not appear in the court. It was revealed at the hearing that he had just received medical treatment in Russia.