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Viktor Orbán’s brother detained in people-smuggling investigation, Hungarian PM says

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Hungarian authorities detained Aron Orbán, brother of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as part of an investigation into people-smuggling activities involving Vietnamese citizens trying to reach Western Europe. The detention was carried out by the national asset protection and recovery office (NVVH) along with police, who also searched homes in Budapest and Pest county and arrested three former ministers from Viktor Orbán’s government. Péter Magyar, the current prime minister, stated that these actions are part of an anti-graft campaign targeting corruption under the previous administration.
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Hungarian police have taken into custody Aron Orban, the brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on suspicion of human trafficking. This arrest comes amid an investigation involving raids in Budapest and Pest county where four people were detained and several homes searched. The detention was announced by current Prime Minister Peter Magyar, who won a landslide election victory promising to investigate alleged corruption during Orban's 16-year rule. Viktor Orban has accused the new government of political persecution, stating that his brother’s arrest is merely a distraction from targeting him directly.

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NVVH ORG · 4× Orbán PERSON · 4× Magyar PERSON · 3× Hungarian NORP · 2× Berlin GPE · 1× Budapest GPE · 1× Pest county GPE · 1× Péter Magyar PERSON · 1× Viktor Orbán PERSON · 1× the national asset protection and recovery office ORG · 1×

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The Hungarian anti-graft body, the national asset protection and recovery office (NVVH), said in a statement it and police had detained four people and searched homes in Budapest and Pest county.
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Hungarian authorities have detained the brother of Viktor Orbán as part of a people-smuggling investigation, the prime minister, Péter Magyar, has said. asserted
minister → detain → investigation
The Hungarian anti-graft body, the national asset protection and recovery office (NVVH), said in a statement it and police had detained four people and searched homes in Budapest and Pest county. asserted
it → say → Budapest
“Three ex-ministers of Orbán are already in custody,” Magyar said in Berlin, where he was giving a speech. asserted
he → say → speech
“Already his brother today went to custody,” he added, referring to the former prime minister’s sibling, Aron, 49. asserted
he → go → sibling
Writing on Facebook, Orbán dismissed his brother’s detention as a case of political revenge. asserted
Orbán → write → revenge
I am the target, my younger brother is just a tool,” the former prime minister wrote. asserted
minister → write → ?
The NVVH was set up by Magyar to investigate allegations of corruption during Orbán’s 16-year rule. asserted
NVVH → set → rule
The latter has denied the claims. uncertain
latter → deny → claims
Magyar ousted Orbán in an April election and the NVVH is central to his government’s anti-graft campaign which he has dubbed “Operation Purgatory”. asserted
he → oust → which
Monday’s statement had said the four detained were suspected of helping Vietnamese citizens reach western Europe for several months in 2024. asserted
citizens → say → 2024
The perpetrators charged visa applicants a “recruitment fee” at Hungary’s foreign missions in Vietnam, which they then shared, the authorities said. asserted
authorities → charge → which
The woman and three men held were suspected “of human smuggling committed as part of a criminal conspiracy for the purpose of financial gain”, police said. asserted
police → hold → gain
In September, the NVVH said “selling political connections to obtain residence permits for employment” was among the first four cases it planned to investigate. asserted
it → say → cases
Two former ministers from Orban’s government and the former central bank chief György Matolcsy have been arrested over graft allegations in separate investigations. asserted
ministers → arrest → investigations
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