The leader of the Hungarian “Tisza” party, Péter Magyar, has announced plans to review all privatization cases from 1988–2000 and to open the archives of intelligence service agents from the socialist era. According to him, the relevant documents will become accessible as early as this autumn.
Source: Gazeta.UA
This refers to the full declassification of materials, including personnel files of agents and magnetic tapes. The opening of the archives is scheduled for October 22 — on the eve of the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Magyar discussed the details of the initiative with the Director General of the Historical Archives of the State Security Services, Gergely Bendegúz Cséh.
“I discussed the full declassification and disclosure of agent files and the infamous magnetic tapes,” Magyar said.
The politician also plans to create a special investigative committee to examine possible abuses during privatization in the late 20th century. Its task will be to identify connections between business elites of that time, the political leadership, and the security services.
“The political elite has owed this step for 34 years, and not by accident,” he stressed.
According to the “Tisza” leader, opening the archives will help clarify how Hungary’s modern ruling class was formed. He believes the declassification process was long blocked due to the risk of revelations.
“It has still not been clarified how and who first plundered the country around 1990,” Magyar noted.
The initiative to open the archives was one of the politician’s key election promises and is aimed at increasing transparency of historical processes.
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