According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, Hungary violated EU law by allowing the questioning of suspects in the absence of their lawyer.

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Hungary and the Czech Republic violated EU law by allowing suspect interrogations without their lawyers present. This ruling came from infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission. The court found that both countries' regulations permit interrogations to proceed even if a suspect's legal representative does not appear within a specified timeframe. The EU legislation aims to ensure that suspects have access to adequate legal assistance during criminal proceedings and that their rights to defense are upheld.