Hungary drops investigation into graft case leak that sparked protests

FILE PHOTO: Peter Magyar, former government insider and leader of the Respect and Freedom (TISZA) Party, speaks to media after voting at a polling station during European Parliament and municipal elections, in Budapest, Hungary, June 9, 2024. REUTERS/Marton Monus/File Photo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian prosecutors have closed an investigation into a case in which a former government insider accused aides of a cabinet member of interfering in a bribery probe, saying on Thursday they had found no evidence of a crime.

The accusations were made in March by Peter Magyar, who has since become leader of Hungary's biggest opposition party, posing a rare challenge to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's 14-year rule.