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Hungary finds $20m in cash during corruption probe
Nearly twenty million dollars in hidden cash has been discovered during an investigation into a former minister under Viktor Orbán, as the new government pursues an anti-corruption drive.
In brief
Nearly twenty million dollars in hidden cash has been discovered during an investigation into a former minister under Viktor Orbán, as the new government pursues an anti-corruption drive. Hungarian authorities found nearly twenty million dollars hidden in farm buildings and forests during a corruption investigation…
Twenty million dollars found hidden
Nearly twenty million dollars in cash has been discovered hidden in farm buildings and buried in forests during an investigation into Miklós Seszták, a former minister under Viktor Orbán.
Seszták denies bribery accusations
Seszták served as minister of national development for four of Orbán's sixteen-year rule and is accused of accepting bribes involving the state transport company. He has denied any wrongdoing.
Magyar calls it end of mafia
Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who unseated Orbán in a landslide election in April on an anti-corruption promise, described the cash discovery as the end of the mafia following a two-day search.
“the end of the "mafia"”
Orbán claims political revenge
Viktor Orbán dismissed the investigations as political revenge, saying the aim is elimination of his opposition and establishment of a one-party system. His brother was detained in a people-smuggling case on Monday.
“In this dirty game, the aim is the elimination of the political opponent and the establishment of a one-party system.”
What it means
Hungarian authorities found nearly twenty million dollars hidden in farm buildings and forests during a corruption investigation into a former Orbán-era minister, depositing it into the national treasury.