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US Imposes Sanctions on Hungary’s Top Official RoganAntal Rogan faces US financial sanctions over alleged corruption, blocking his assets and business with Americans.
- The United States sanctioned Antal Rogan under the Global Magnitsky Act for alleged corrupt practices.
- Rogan is accused of orchestrating a system that channels government contracts and resources to loyal associates.
- All of Rogan’s US-based assets are frozen and Americans are barred from conducting business with him.
- Hungarian Foreign Minister denounced the sanctions as retaliatory amid tense US-Hungary diplomatic relations.
Genocide is always preceded by lists.— Antal Rogan, when he spoke at a protest against an ultra-right-wing party in Budapest in 2012.
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