Ágnes Forgács, a former employee of the pro-government tabloid Ripost spoke of surveillance of political opponents in an interview with Atlatszo in May. She is now a suspect in the case she helped expose.
The Ministry of Justice, acting as the office's legal successor, has agreed to pay HUF 3.8 million in damages and cover legal expenses.
The organisation was sanctioned by the United Kingdom in May 2026.
The same company received a commission following the Center for Fundamental Rights’ purchase of a villa worth billions, and paid a success fee of 50 million forints plus VAT to the company owned by a former Fidesz state secretary.
As the media landscape, political environment, and audience habits have changed, Átlátszó has also evolved — but its core mission has not.
A former tabloid journalist, Ágnes Forgács worked for Ripost, an outlet that combined tabloid methods with intelligence material likely coming from government sources for political goals.
We understand that the Tisza Party intends to offer "Buddha" an important position in the Ministry of the Interior, but they have not responded to our questions regarding his past.
The government has not only stoked anti-refugee sentiment but has also linked existing anti-Roma prejudices to this new enemy stereotype.
Tisza was not their first assignment: for years, they have been working against the political opposition using illegal, secret service methods.
Átlátszó obtained photos of Lajos Kósa behind the wheel of a Ferrari owned by Gábor Szilágyi, and other materials connecting the Fidesz politician to the bankrupt Bászna Gabona Zrt.
"By 2022, nearly all independent outlets were exiled or banned. Overnight, we became criminals." Interview with Taisia Bekbulatova.
