According to Lázár's Ministry, the Monument Officer Who Suggested the Partizán, Péter Bátonyi, Was Legally Fired

The former chief government adviser spoke last year about what he believed were violations of the law at the ministry, and was acquitted the day after the video was published.

According to the Public Service Arbitration Board, the Ministry of Construction and Transport (ÉKM) acted lawfully when it terminated Péter Bátonyi's legal relationship due to lack of merit, the ministry announced. Péter Bátonyi gave an interview to Partizán last November. In it, the monument protection officer spoke in detail about how monument protection considerations are ignored when preparing important government investments and even demoli…

Péter Bátonyi, a monument protection officer, was legally fired, according to the Public Service Arbitration Board. The chief government advisor previously reported that in the current monument protection system, his superiors made decisions in the interests of investors, bypassing the law, and he was fired shortly after his statement. The KDB confirmed that if the government official's behavior exhausts the legal conditions for unmeritedness, t…

According to the Public Service Arbitration Board, the Ministry of Construction and Transport (ÉKM) acted lawfully when it terminated the employment of Péter Bátonyi due to lack of merit, the ministry announced in a statement. Bátonyi's employment was terminated by the ministry on November 25, 2024, on grounds of lack of merit, with immediate effect and with dismissal. The monument protection officer was fired after he told Partizán about how la…