Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) opened a criminal case on the performance of the Hungarian anthem on the official the event by the deputies of the territorial community in the Transcarpathian region. The agency “Ukrainian News” reports about it.
Hungarian deputies are also accused of encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of the country and of forging documents: “The circumstances of the actions of the deputies of the Syurt rural united territorial community in the Transcarpathian region are being investigated in criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 110 – an encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine , part 1 of article 111 – treason and part 3 of article 358 – forgery “.
December 1 it became known that the SBU carried out mass searches in the Transcarpathian region at a local charitable foundation, checking information about the involvement of Hungarians in activities aimed at violating state sovereignty. The actions of law enforcement officers angered the Hungarian authorities – they promised to raise the issue in NATO .
Relations between Ukraine and Hungary aggravated against the background of local elections in Transcarpathia. On October 26, the Ukrainian side banned entry to two high-ranking Hungarian officials because of campaigning in the region … Officially, their names were not disclosed, according to sources, they are politician Istvan Grezha and Hungarian Secretary of State, responsible for national policy in the government, Arpad Janos Potapi.
On election day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Hungary Peter Siyjarto Ukrainian Hungarians to vote for the party “Society of Hungarian Culture of Transcarpathia” and the current mayor of Beregovo, representative of the Hungarian community Zoltan Babiak. As a result, this political force won the elections.
In 2019, a scandal erupted between Ukraine and Hungary. A video from the Hungarian consulate in Transcarpathia appeared online, in which the consul handed out passports to local residents and swore allegiance to Hungary. Later it turned out that these were not passports, but a package of documents for obtaining citizenship. Ukraine expelled a diplomat from the country. Hungary responded in a mirror image.