Hungary has detained one of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s brothers during an investigation into the smuggling of illegal immigrants from Vietnam.
“Three out of the ex-ministers of Orban are already in custody,” Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Monday in Berlin. “Already his brother today went to custody.”
Hungary’s National Asset Protection and Recovery Office (NVVH) said in a statement that it had detained four people and searched several homes in Budapest and the nearby towns of Fot and Dunakeszi. However, it did not name any of them.
Orban responded on social media, saying it was part of a “witch hunt” against him.
“Today, the government should be held to account before the National Security Committee over its handling of the communist-era secret police archives,” Orban wrote on X on Monday.
“However, instead of facing scrutiny, it is using political persecution to divert attention.
“What is happening in Hungary is not accountability. It is a political witch hunt.
“The aim of this dirty political game is to eliminate opponents and establish a one-party state.”
