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US Sanctions Top Hungary Minister Over 'Corruption'

Top Hungarian official Antal Rogan, right in the picture, has been placed under US sanctions over corruption allegations (Credit: AFP)

The United States announced sanctions against the head of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in corruption.

Antal Rogan, a minister who oversees the country's intelligence services and government communication, has "orchestrated schemes designed to control several strategic sectors of the Hungarian economy and to divert proceeds from those sectors to himself and to reward loyalists from his political party," said a US Treasury statement.

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