The President of the National Judicial Office in Hungary ordered an extraordinary judicial vacation from the 15 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was extended by another 60 days by the President of the National Judicial Office on 27 March. However, by virtue of Government Decree 74/2020. (III. 31.), extraordinary judicial vacation was lifted earlier, as of 1 April. 

The extraordinary judicial vacation meant in practice that  

• no trials were taking place, but 

• criminal investigations continued, including the holding of interrogations and hearings on pre-trial measures by the courts. 

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