Police Detain Former Hungarian PM Orban’s Brother: Report
Police said several people were detained as investigators examined an alleged scheme to secure work permits and Schengen visas for payment.
- On Monday, the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office and the National Bureau of Investigation conducted a joint operation in Budapest and Pest County, arresting several suspects and executing searches at multiple properties.
- The operation targeted an alleged influence-peddling ring promising residence permits for payment; investigators previously linked Multi Shoot Zrt., owned by Áron Orbán, to a scheme facilitating Schengen visas for Vietnamese applicants.
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar claimed on Facebook that Áron Orbán was detained, though authorities have not confirmed the arrest, only acknowledging "further actions" in the case involving the brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
- Characterizing the investigation as a "dirty game," former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote on Facebook, "I am the target; my brother is merely a pawn," accusing the government of attempting to eliminate political opponents.
- Since Fidesz lost power in April, the NVVH has accelerated investigations into alleged corruption, with this operation marking an escalation in the government's accountability drive targeting alleged abuses of office during the previous administration.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar reported this Monday that Aron Orbán, brother of former Head of Government Viktor Orbán, has been arrested in the Hungarian capital and accused of human trafficking.
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Aaron Orbán is involved in an investigation that has in the center people with connections to political personalities who, in exchange for money, found visas to foreigners for labor purposes. Viktor Orbán says that his brother is just a pawn and that the real target is him.
A spokesman for the Hungarian police had previously reported that “several people” had been arrested in Budapest and in two other cities in the Pest region, as part of an investigation into human trafficking. Later, the half of Kontroll, which belongs to the brother of the Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar , has determined that one of the detainees is the brother of Viktor Orbán , Áron Orbán. After taking office, Magyar announced a thorough …
Viktor Orbán broke the silence after his brother's arrest in Budapest. Learn about the serious accusations and the background of a struggle shaking Hungary.
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