Hungarian authorities are set to launch an investigation into the March seizure of $75 million and nine kilograms of gold being transported by Ukraine\u2019s state-owned Oschadbank through Hungarian territory. <\/p>\n
Peter Magyar announced that the Prosecutor General must immediately address the seizure of two vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian Oschadbank. The investigation will encompass the Hungarian tax authority, the counter-terrorism center, and other relevant bodies.<\/p>\n
This inquiry aligns with the government’s broader pledge to ensure accountability in Hungarian state affairs. The administration has emphasized that the nation will no longer operate without consequences for such actions.<\/p>\n
On March 5, during the previous Viktor Orban administration, Hungarian counter-terrorism forces intercepted a transport convoy carrying $40 million, 35 million euros, and 9 kilograms of gold from Austria to Ukraine. Seven Ukrainian bank employees were detained under suspicion of money laundering.<\/p>\n
During their detention, the employees were reportedly held with their eyes covered and in handcuffs without access to an interpreter. They were subsequently deported to Ukraine and barred from the Schengen Area. The confiscated assets were returned to Ukraine in May.<\/p>\n
Reports from media outlets including VSquare and Telex suggest that the operation was not a standard law enforcement action but a politically motivated move to escalate tensions between Budapest and Kyiv.<\/p>\n
Allegations indicate that Viktor Orban personally ordered the seizure of the convoy. This action was reportedly intended to bolster Fidesz party support during election campaigning and served as retaliation for alleged Ukrainian interference with Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hungarian authorities are set to launch an investigation into the March seizure of $75 million and nine kilograms of gold being transported by Ukraine\u2019s state-owned Oschadbank through Hungarian territory. Magyar Calls for Official Investigation Peter Magyar announced that the Prosecutor General must immediately address the seizure of two vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian Oschadbank. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics-and-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}