Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
66/100
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Outlets on this story
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Nearly $20m (£14.8m) in cash has been found hidden in farm buildings and buried in forests as part of an investigation into a former minister of Viktor Orbán, authorities have said.
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authorities → publish → Orbán
Miklós Seszták, who served as minister of national development for four of the ex-prime minister's 16-year rule, is accused of accepting bribes as part of a scheme involving the state transport company.
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who → serve → company
He has denied any wrongdoing.
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He → deny → wrongdoing
Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar unseated Orbán in a landslide election in April on the promise of launching a sweeping anti-corruption drive.
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Magyar → unseat → drive
On Friday, following the two-day search for the cash - found in secluded locations across the country - Magyar described it as the end of the "mafia".
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Magyar → follow → mafia
Investigators found wads of banknotes in safes, buried in woodlands and hidden in agricultural and residential buildings and warehouses, as part of the probe into Seszták, the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office (NVVH) said in a statement.
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Office → find → statement
The cash amounted to "5,071,632,000 forints, €2,658,350 and $1,257,100", it added, bringing the combined value to $19.5m.
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it → amount → m.
It has been deposited into the Hungarian State Treasury, the body said.
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body → deposit → Treasury
The NVVH was established to investigate allegations of corruption during the Orbán rule, which Magyar has dubbed "Operation Purgatory".
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Magyar → establish → which
Magyar promised Hungarians "regime change" during the election earlier this year and has set about undoing many Orbán-era policies since entering office.
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Magyar → promise → office
Allegations of corruption and cronyism have long dogged Orbán, who during the course of his tenure turned Hungary into what the EU characterised as an "electoral autocracy".
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EU → dog → autocracy
His government faced accusations of offering lucrative government projects to allies.
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government → face → allies
Orbán has strongly denied the claims.
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Orbán → deny → claims
Two of his former ministers, including Seszták, and the former central bank chief Gyorgy Matolcsy have been under arrest since September over accusations of graft in separate investigations.
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Two → include → investigations
They all deny wrongdoing.
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They → deny → wrongdoing
On Monday, Hungarian authorities also detained Orbán's brother and three others as part of a people-smuggling case.
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authorities → detain → case
The former prime minister dismissed it as political revenge, saying: "In this dirty game, the aim is the elimination of the political opponent and the establishment of a one-party system.
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aim → dismiss → system
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