Ruszin-Szendi Squandered Public Funds on Building His Luxury Villa

Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi purchased premium and custom-made furnishings for his service housing using public money. According to the Government Control Office (KEHI), Peter Magyar's ally spent nearly one billion forints (about 2.5 million euros) on the luxury property, in which he lived for only a few months. As has already been reported, KEHI had also uncovered serious irregularities in the former Chief of General Staff's liposuction scandal.

Peter Magyar and Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi (Photo: Balazs Hatlaczki)

Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi’s luxury villa (Photo: Ripost)

The report also includes order emails from Ruszin-Szendi and his wife. In one email, the former Chief of General Staff wrote that they would like a whiskey barrel as decor next to the billiard table, a smaller barrel as a service table in the study, and a cushion and bathrobe storage unit for the rooftop terrace.

The former Chief of General Staff used the service residence from January 2023 to May 2023, then moved out. Ruszin-Szendi did not purchase the property, which was developed with billion-forint expenditures, and it has stood empty since, with no new tenant found. Thus, HM EI Zrt. has received no revenue from it, while maintenance and upkeep costs between January 1, 2023, and April 30, 2025, totaled 10.3 million forints (nearly 26 thousand euros).

Peter Magyar’s Ally Piles Scandal Upon Scandal

As was reported just a week ago, KEHI published the results of its investigation into Ruszin-Szendi’s liposuction scandal. That report also established clear illegalities and irregularities, indicating that the former Chief of General Staff abused his power by having aesthetic liposuction performed in a hospital under his control, with the 1.2 million-forint-cost (over 3 thousand euros) covered by the hospital instead of being paid by him.

Cover photo: Peter Magyar and Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi (Photo: Balazs Hatlaczki)