Hungarian anti-corruption agency seizes $19.5 million linked to former minister

Hungarian authorities expanding anti-corruption probes into the previous government have seized $19.5 million in cash linked to former National Development Minister Miklós Seszták. Investigators from the newly established anti-corruption agency found the funds hidden in various locations, including buried in forests. Seszták, who served under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán between 2014 and 2018, faces bribery allegations.

The seizure follows the recent arrest of Viktor Orbán's brother, Áron Orbán, who remains in a one-month pretrial detention alongside his partner over suspected human trafficking and visa fraud. The broad crackdowns stem from efforts by Prime Minister Péter Magyar's administration to investigate alleged corruption and illegal migration schemes under former officials.

Sources: Beta, Danas, Klix, N1, Vijesti