In brief
Police reported several arrests in two people-smuggling cases. Reports that Áron Orbán was among those detained drew no official confirmation in the accounts published by LIGA.net and UNIAN.
Hungarian police reported several arrests in Budapest and two other locations in Pest county in two investigations into suspected people-smuggling, LIGA.net reported on November 9. The cited report did not specify the number detained or name the two other locations.
Prime Minister Péter Magyar, citing media reports, said former prime minister Viktor Orbán’s brother Áron was among those detained. UNIAN, citing Telex, reported that Anna Unger, head of the asset recovery authority, acknowledged further investigative measures in a case linked to Áron Orbán but neither confirmed nor denied his detention.
According to UNIAN’s account of Telex’s reporting, investigators are examining a group suspected of promising foreigners help obtaining visas and residence permits for employment in Hungary in exchange for payment. That allegation does not establish Áron Orbán’s personal involvement or guilt.
Viktor Orbán alleged political persecution, saying his brother was being used to target him. LIGA.net noted that he did not explicitly confirm his brother’s arrest. As prime minister, Orbán opposed some EU decisions on support for Ukraine, the publication reported.
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