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Viktor Orban, who held the office of Prime Minister of Hungary, may have personally ordered the detention of an “Oschadbank” vehicle transporting cash and gold bars from Vienna to Kyiv. This is reported by the Financial Times. According to experts, the investigation into this case could become the first criminal proceeding in which formal charges are brought against a former leader of the country.
The events took place on 5 March in Hungary. Local law enforcement officers detained seven Ukrainian cash-in-transit workers who were transporting $40 million, approximately €35 million, and gold bars in two “Oschadbank” vehicles. The transport was carried out under an agreement with Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank.
Orban’s then-team used this incident in their election campaign, claiming that Kyiv was secretly transferring funds to the Hungarian opposition. The Ukrainians were later released, the cargo was returned to Ukraine, and the criminal investigation into the cash-in-transit workers was closed due to a lack of evidence of their guilt.
Former prosecutor Pal Fuercht, who oversaw this case, stated that Orban personally instructed security services to detain the Ukrainian transport workers. According to Fuercht, after he reported the results of the investigation to the leadership, he was criticised, and an internal review was launched against him. The Hungarian Prosecutor General’s Office denied attempts to silence Fuercht.
The former prosecutor’s words are corroborated by a June prosecution report cited by the FT. In the document, the head of the Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Centre, Janos Hajdu, stated that the detention was carried out on the decision of a person who could not be involved in the case. The report interpreted this as a hint at Orban.
Janos Hajdu was removed from his post. He is currently responsible for the security of the Fidesz party and is a figure in the case concerning the illegal detention and mistreatment of Ukrainian workers. He denies his guilt.
Viktor Orban did not respond to a Financial Times request for comment. A representative of the Fidesz party stated that the former Prime Minister did not order the detention of the convoy.
This investigation is part of a broader campaign by the government of Prime Minister Peter Magyar aimed at examining possible abuses during Orban’s rule.
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