Former Viktor Orban Ally Exposes Corruption That Rots Hungary
- Akos Hadhazy is making a name by uncovering cases in Hungary
- Hungary has slid down the Transparency International rankings
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Akos Hadhazy used to be a member of Hungary’s governing party. Now he’s a crusader against graft in what’s become one of the European Union’s most corrupt countries.
Six years ago, Hadhazy publicized his first finding, an allegation that tobacco-sale permits in a provincial town were handed out based on loyalty to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party. Hadhazy, unconvinced by the government’s defense, left the party and went on to unearth cases, angering the leadership he once supported.