EUobserverIn an escalation of Hungary’s campaign against independent media, award-winning journalist Szabolcs Panyi has been accused of "espionage" following his investigations into the Budapest-Moscow hotline. In this exclusive interview, Panyi warns that the Orbán government is officially importing the "Putin model" to criminalise investigative reporting, turning national security into a tool of political theatre.
[Interview] Journalist Szabolcs Panyi: ‘Being accused of espionage after exposing Hungarian foreign minister’s Russian links is a sign of weakness’
In an escalation of Hungary’s campaign against independent media, award-winning journalist Szabolcs Panyi has been accused of "espionage" following his investigations into the Budapest-Moscow hotline. In this exclusive interview, Panyi warns that the Orbán government is officially importing the "Putin model" to criminalise investigative reporting, turning national security into a tool of political theatre.