Hungarian officials criticize U.S. sanctions on gov't minister

BUDAPEST, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Hungary's foreign minister criticized the outgoing U.S. administration and its ambassador on Tuesday for imposing sanctions on the Hungarian minister in charge of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office, Antal Rogan.

Earlier on the day, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that Rogan had been sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for alleged invol