Knopp v. Hungary
12/06/26
Grand Chamber to examine case concerning alleged secret surveillance of Hungarian businessman.
The Chamber to which the case Knopp v. Hungary had been allocated has relinquished jurisdiction in favour of the Grand Chamber.
The case concerns an 88-year-old Hungarian businessman who was under investigation in the United States of America (the USA) for alleged international racketeering. He fears that the Hungarian authorities, at the request of the US authorities, recorded his phone conversations and monitored his emails.