Media Mogul Says He Faces Intimidation Tactics By Orban's Government
Zoltan Varga says he’s a marked man in Hungary because he won’t give in to the government.
A passenger wearing a protective face mask travels past the parliament building on a tram in Budapest. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the Hungarian economy into a record recession.
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Zoltan Varga was on a business trip abroad when his partner called. A helicopter was flying close to their home in a hillside district of Budapest. She was on the terrace with her mother and daughter.
“They were really scared,” Varga said on a video call from his office in Hungary’s capital. “Normally a helicopter is not coming into your garden.”