A Hungarian court has ordered Aron Orban, the younger brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, held in custody for one month. He is suspected of influence peddling and facilitating illegal migration, infohub.kz reports.
The Budapest court's ruling was reported by local outlet Telex, citing court spokesman Gergely Bozo. A second suspect in the same case was also taken into custody, with the court finding that the individuals could flee or interfere with the investigation. A third defendant was placed under criminal supervision, while a fourth was released.
According to investigators, the former prime minister's brother and his associates helped Vietnamese nationals obtain Schengen visas through Hungarian diplomatic missions in 2024. More than 100 people intending to move to Western Europe are believed to have received assistance this way.
News of Aron Orban's detention emerged several days earlier. It was also previously reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar threatened former government head Viktor Orban with life imprisonment.