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On Tuesday, after weeks of attacking OrbĂĄn online and in public, Magyar released a tape of his ex-wife Varga apparently incriminating members of OrbĂĄnâs inner circle in a corruption scandal.
Magyar claims the two-minute recording, taped last year, proves that OrbĂĄnâs powerful Cabinet chief Antal RogĂĄn tampered with documents related to a sprawling corruption dispute involving PĂĄl Völner, a former state secretary in the justice ministry when Varga was minister. Völner resigned in 2021 after prosecutors accused him of taking bribes.
The sensational release of the tape â which Magyar presented to the prosecutorâs office in Budapest before a sea of cameras Tuesday â is the latest twist in a drama that has transfixed Hungary and provided a rare moment of dissent against OrbĂĄnâs iron grip on the countryâs political system.