Czeglédy granted immunity as MP candidate, released from pre-trial detention

Csaba Czeglédy, a left-wing politician and fixer who is under investigation for the suspected misappropriation of public funds, was released from pre-trial detention on Thursday after he was officially approved as an MP candidate and became eligible for immunity, a spokesman for the Csongrád County Chief Prosecutor’s Office has said.

Czeglédy‘s name was entered into the registry of candidates in Vas County’s first electoral district last Friday, but his candidacy only became legally binding on Thursday after the National Election Committee (NVB) rejected an appeal against it and the deadline to challenge the NVB’s decision expired.

As an MP candidate, Czeglédy is eligible for immunity just like lawmakers.

As a result, the Csongrád County Chief Prosecutor’s Office suspended the investigation into Czeglédy and released him from pre-trial detention, Ferenc Szanka told MTI.

Under Hungarian law, criminal proceedings against Czeglédy must be suspended for as long as his candidacy stands and cannot be resumed while he has immunity.