SECOND SECTION
DECISION
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:
FACTS AND PROCEDUREThe 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”).
THE LAWComplaints 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