Végh v. Hungary

SECOND SECTION

Application no. 21704/25 Viktor VÉGH against Hungary

(see appended table)

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 21 May 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Stéphane Pisani , President , Juha Lavapuro, Hugh Mercer , judges ,

and Attila Teplán, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application against Hungary lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 10 July 2025,

Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

The applicant’s details are set out in the appended table.

The applicant was represented by Mr A. Janklovics, a lawyer practising in Budapest.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings were communicated to the Hungarian Government (“the Government”).

Complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (excessive length of criminal proceedings)

In the present application, having examined all the material before it, the Court considers that for the reasons stated below, the respondent Government cannot be held liable for the protractedness of the prosecution.

In particular, the Court notes that the case lasted about five and half years on two levels of jurisdiction, which cannot be considered excessive in the circumstances. It is also to be noted that the domestic courts appreciated the duration of the proceedings as one of the mitigating factors.

In view of the above, the Court finds that these complaints are manifestly ill ‑ founded and must be rejected in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 and 4 of the Convention.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Declares the application inadmissible.

Done in English and notified in writing on 11 June 2026.

Attila Teplán Stéphane Pisani Acting Deputy Registrar President

APPENDIX

Application raising complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention

(excessive length of criminal proceedings)

Application no.

Date of introduction

Applicant’s name

Year of birth

Representative’s name and location

Start of proceedings

End of proceedings

Total length

Levels of jurisdiction

21704/25

10/07/2025

Viktor VÉGH

1996

Janklovics Ádám

Budapest

12/11/2019

25/05/2025

5 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 14 day(s)

2 level(s) of jurisdiction