Aron Orbán, the brother of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and his unmarried wife have been detained on suspicion of having participated in organizing the transfer of more than 100 Vietnamese citizens to Western Europe.
Court in Budapest he determined one-month detention Aaron Orban, the brother of the former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and his unmarried wife, due to the suspicion that they participated in organizing the illegal transfer of Vietnamese citizens to Western Europe. One of the suspects was placed under criminal supervision, while the fourth will defend himself at liberty, the spokesperson of the Main Court in Budapest announced for the Hungarian portal Telex.
Criminal surveillance means that the suspect must not leave Hungary for the next four months and will be under electronic surveillance.
Aaron Orban's defense attorney stated after the hearing that her client gave a statement in this case, but that, in her opinion, there is no evidence that would support the well-founded suspicion and justify the detention order.
"It is nonsense that there is a danger of fleeing, hiding, influencing witnesses or destroying evidence in a situation where he himself reported to the competent authorities in writing and offered everything - his presence and providing evidence in the proceedings," lawyer Eva Edith Shalkhaz told Telex.
Aaron Orbán and his associates were brought by the police in separate vans to the Central District Court in Buda on Wednesday morning. They were brought into the building with handcuffs. Orban's unmarried wife tried to cover her face with a coat, while the younger brother of the former prime minister did not avoid the gaze of journalists, but did not answer their questions.
Aaron Orbán and his collaborators are suspected of having helped Vietnamese citizens over several months in 2024 Hungary reach the countries of Western Europe.
According to the investigation, the suspects mediated the issuance of visas at Hungarian diplomatic and consular missions, for which they charged a so-called recruitment fee per person, and then shared the money among themselves.
According to the investigative authorities' knowledge so far, they helped a group of more than 100 Vietnamese citizens in this way.
The main prosecutor's office in Budapest requested the detention of the suspects, stating that it was an extremely serious crime. If proven guilty, he faces a prison sentence of five to ten years. As an additional reason for ordering custody, the prosecution cited the fact that the suspects have an extensive network of contacts abroad.
The spokesman of the Main Court in Budapest said after the hearing that the custody of the two suspects was ordered due to the danger of obstructing the evidentiary proceedings, reports Telex.
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