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Shkruar nga PamfletiPéter Magyar has sounded the alarm and accused those associated with Fidesz of rushing to shield their wealth from accountability before his government takes power in early May.
British media outlet The Guardian reports that after Viktor Orban's election defeat to Peter Magyar, his associates are rushing to move their wealth out of Hungary.
Private jets, said to be loaded with the loot of those whose wealth grew greatly during Orban's 16 years in power, are regularly taking off from Vienna, while others are rushing to invest their assets abroad.
Meanwhile, senior figures close to Orbán are exploring visa options in the US, hoping to find work in institutions linked to Trump's electoral base.
This is a brief look at the turmoil that has gripped Hungary as the country prepares to turn the page on Orban’s rule. Since taking power in 2010, a close circle of Orban associates in his Fidesz party have amassed vast fortunes, largely thanks to control of Hungary’s economy and contracts for EU-funded public infrastructure.
The Guardian claims to have learned that three members of Orbán’s inner circle have begun moving their assets abroad. The assets are being transferred to Middle Eastern countries, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, while others have set their sights on Australia and Singapore, according to two Fidesz sources.
Péter Magyar has sounded the alarm and accused those associated with Fidesz of rushing to shield their wealth from accountability before his government takes power in early May.
“Oligarchs linked to Orban are transferring tens of billions of forints to the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Uruguay and other far-flung countries,” Magyar said on social media on Saturday. He called on the prosecutor general, the police chief and the head of the tax office to “arrest the criminals” and “not allow them to escape” to countries from which they cannot be extradited.
Magyar said those expected to leave the country include the family of Lorinz Meszaros, one of Orban’s closest friends, whose rise from gas fitter to Hungary’s richest man was fueled in part by public works contracts. Meszaros’ company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"I have also been informed that some oligarch families have already left the country. According to reports, some influential oligarch families have withdrawn their children from school and are organizing reliable security personnel for their departure," Magyar said.
The race to move assets abroad was first reported by independent journalists in Hungary, including investigative media outlet Vsquare. The media reported that prominent figures linked to Orbán were seeking to secure their assets before the Hungarian government froze, seized or nationalized them.
News website 444.hu reported in March that prominent figures had already started moving assets to Dubai.
However, these officials’ efforts may be hampered by many bureaucrats and law enforcement officials who have partial knowledge of everything that happened during Orban’s term, Vsquare noted. According to the media, authorities are preparing the ground for a potentially year-long effort to recover allegedly stolen public assets and arrest those who committed financial crimes.
Hungary's new leader has repeatedly claimed that potentially incriminating documents are being destroyed in the final weeks of Orban's term.
"We are receiving more and more reports of large-scale destruction of documents from various ministries, related bodies and companies close to Fidesz," Magyar wrote on social media.
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