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- Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy admitted Wednesday that he was a counter-espionage officer for the former Communist secret service but portrayed his work as aimed against Soviet intelligence in defense of Hungarian interests.
www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-20-fg-spy20-story.htmlHungary Prime Minister Admits and Defends His Former Spy Life
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Magyar Nemzet, a newspaper affiliated with Fidesz, revealed in June 2002 that Medgyessy had been acting as a counterespionage officer under the code name D-209 in the III./II. section of the then-Ministry for Internal Affairs prior to 1989.
Aug 19, 2023 · Socialist Prime Minister Péter Medgyessy resigned on 19 August 2004, partially due to his engagement in counter-espionage for the communist regime being exposed by the newly independent and free media.
Mr Medgyessy, who took office last month, said that his counter-espionage activities had been aimed at helping Hungary join the IMF, in the teeth of opposition from Moscow. "I helped prevent...
Jun 19, 2002 · Moving to avert a political crisis over newspaper and opposition accusations that he had been a state spy, Mr Medgyessy told parliament he had been a counter-espionage officer at the finance...
Jun 19, 2002 · Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy today admitted that he had been a counterintelligence officer in Hungary's communist secret police more than 20 years ago.
Mr Medgyessy, who became Prime Minister in April this year, admitted he had worked as a counter-intelligence officer, or "spycatcher" between 1977 and 1982.
