Hungarian anti-corruption raids cash stash worth $19.5m hidden in forests
Investigators also accuse a former government minister of accepting bribes over an alleged bus fraud.
Hungary’s anti-corruption agency says it seized a cash stash worth $19.5 million that was hidden in forests and stored in other locations.
The money was confiscated during an investigation into a former minister from the cabinet of then prime minister Viktor Orbán. The allegations include bribery tied to a fraud involving a state transport company and a scheme to buy used buses at allegedly inflated prices, as reported by The Guardian.
Separately, a Hungarian police action discussed by the media linked to the wider case may have involved Áron Orbán, the younger brother of the former prime minister, with investigators suspecting misuse of political contacts to handle visa requests and a possible fraud involving businesspeople.
Police detained Áron Orbán as part of a suspected people smuggling case. Other details from the same reporting describe plans for a debate between the presidents of Czechia and Hungary and the opening of a communist informant database, but those points were not part of the criminal case described above.
Legal status and next steps on the alleged bus fraud, including whether the minister has been charged or is facing trial, were not specified in the provided report.
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Deník N