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Secret police files shock Hungary, names of thousands of communist spies emerge

2026-11-05 22:58:06Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Secret police files shock Hungary, names of thousands of communist spies emerge

Hungary has opened up the files of its communist-era secret police to the public, 37 years after the fall of the regime, in a move the government says is a necessary step to deal with the trauma of 45 years of dictatorship. The names and personal details of around 60,000 people recruited by the communist secret services have been made public on an online platform.

The decision has been accompanied by debate, as critics warn that the publication of the documents, many of which are incomplete, could cause unnecessary division and suffering for the families of those involved.

The date of the release also has historical significance. On November 4, 1956, Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest and other Hungarian cities to crush the revolution against the communist regime. Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who had made the opening of the files one of his key election campaign promises, said the process fulfilled a pledge made in 1989, when the communists lost power.

He urged citizens to treat the documents with dignity, warning that many families may be faced with difficult information about their deceased relatives.

The files released include the informant's real name, the pseudonym used, date of birth, address, mother's name, method of recruitment and the identity of the officer who directed him. Other documents, known as the "B" files, are being digitized and are expected to be made public on February 25.

They will contain more details about the recruitment process and the information that collaborators passed on to the authorities. According to estimates, from December 1944 to February 1990, around 150-160 thousand people were recruited as informants in Hungary.

However, historians warn that names cannot be judged without considering the circumstances in which people became part of the network of collaborators. Many of them were recruited under pressure, through threats of losing their jobs, study opportunities, access to medicines or the publication of intimate information from their private lives.

Historian Zsuzsanna Borvendeg warned that publishing names without fully explaining the circumstances and activities of each one risks misleading public opinion. On the other hand, historian Krisztian Ungváry, who has been calling for full transparency for years, considers access to these documents a right of citizens and not a decision that should depend on the will of governments.


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