# Pál Völner resigns amid bribery investigation

Date: 2021

In December 2021 [Pál Völner](/people/pal-volner) resigned as state secretary at Hungary's Justice Ministry after prosecutors sought to lift his parliamentary immunity in a bribery case. They alleged that György Schadl, head of the court bailiffs' chamber, had built a corrupt relationship with him and paid him about 83 million forints in instalments in exchange for using his supervisory powers over bailiffs.

## People

- Pál Völner: https://factrail.ai/people/pal-volner

## Sources

- https://24.hu/kozelet/2021/12/13/volner-pal-allamtitkar-vesztegetes-83-millio-forint-legfobb-ugyeszseg-mentelmi-jog/
- https://24.hu/kozelet/2021/12/13/felfuggesztik-volner-pal-mentelmi-jog-orszaggyules-mentelmi-bizottsag-hivatali-vesztegetes/
- https://telex.hu/belfold/2021/12/07/volner-pal-legfobb-ugyeszseg-mentelmi-jog-vegrehajto-hivatali-vesztegetes

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/volner-resigns-amid-bribery-probe-2021-12