Orban Denies Ordering Seizure of Ukrainian Cash and Gold Convoy
Authorities seized $40 million and 9 kilograms of gold on suspicion of money laundering, and investigators later expanded the case to examine possible official misconduct.
- Responding to a public challenge from Defence Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi on Thursday, Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban denied ordering the March gold convoy seizure, claiming authorities acted independently and without government instructions.
- On March 5, authorities seized two vehicles carrying $40 million, 35 million euros, and 9 kilograms of gold traveling from Austria to Ukraine on suspicion of money laundering. Investigators later concluded the assets had legal origins.
- The investigation now includes five suspects, including Janos Hajdu, former head of Hungary's counter-terrorism forces, and a former senior official at the Constitution Protection Office. A lawyer filed a motion to question Orban as a suspect.
- Despite investigative findings that assets had legal origins, Orban described the affair as "Europe's biggest corruption scandal" and "financial operations of the Ukrainian mafia," contradicting the closed money-laundering case without criminal findings.
- On October 2, the Central Investigative Chief Prosecutor assumed control of the investigation, examining alleged misconduct and potential involvement of higher-level political figures as the proceedings continue to expand.
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Hungary's Orban denies ordering Ukrainian cash and gold seized when leader
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Viktor Orban denied ordering the seizure of a convoy of cash and gold for Ukraine in Hungary and claimed that the raid had been carried out by law enforcement agencies.
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