Hungary's future prime minister, Peter Magyar, said that the country's foreign minister, Peter Szijjarto, is "destroying documents related to sanctions" against Russia.
He said this during a press conference.
As reported by the Guardian, at one point during the press conference, the Hungarian received a note with a message, which disrupted the flow of his presentation.
He paused and told reporters that he had learned that Szijjártó, who has recently come under scrutiny for his ties to Russia, was allegedly at the Foreign Ministry "destroying documents related to sanctions" against Russia.
"They are destroying documents, and that won't help them - but this is just to illustrate the situation in Hungary," said the Hungarian.
He compared this to attempts to destroy public documents, "just like in the old communist times."
The Hungarian says the Szijjart report shows how difficult this transition from the Orban era will be.
He states that the incoming prime minister usually receives a security briefing from the outgoing leader, but that he does not expect to receive one.
He claims that there are many legal documents that the Hungarian public, including himself, is unaware of, including those relating to international obligations and loans abroad.
"We need to get to all the documents that have not been destroyed in order to determine the details," said the Hungarian.
He states that his government will try to publish them whenever possible, without violating confidentiality clauses, in order to shed further light on the affairs of the outgoing government.
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