Hungary's Rule-of-Law Bodies 'Mostly Brain Dead:' Watchdog.

(Bloomberg) -- Hungarian state bodies that should be defending the rule of law are by now "mostly brain dead" as appointees loyal to Prime Minister Viktor Orban enable institutionalized corruption, Transparency International said. That explains why Hungary plunged more than any other European Union nation in the graft watchdog's annual index over the past eight years, the Hungarian chapter of the Berlin-based organization said on Thursday. The EU is currently investigating Hungary over suspected rule-of-law violations while the bloc's biggest political group is considering expelling Orban's party. [Extracted from the article]

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