Orbán visited counterterrorism centre before its operators abducted Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards
On the day Ukrainian armoured bank vehicles carrying cash were seized while transiting through Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with the body that carried out the special operation.
Source: European Pravda
Details: Orbán's visit to Hungary's Counterterrorism Centre (Hungarian abbreviation – TEK) took place on Thursday morning, as shown by photos released by the government and reports from European Pravda's Hungarian sources.
Publicly, it was presented as linked to escalation in the Middle East and the allegedly related terrorist threat. "Because of this we must strengthen control over passenger traffic arriving from abroad into Hungary," Orbán's press service quoted him as saying.
No other topics of discussion were publicly reported.
Meanwhile, on the evening of the same day officers of the Counterterrorism Centre seized cash-in-transit vehicles that were legally travelling with a large amount of currency from Austria to Ukraine in transit through Hungary.
Several sources confirmed TEK's involvement in this special operation to European Pravda. Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi has also written about it, not ruling out that the detained Ukrainians could be used in the continuation of the operation.
Despite the extraordinary nature of the incident, no official statements from Hungary have yet been made.
Background:
- It was previously reported that the cash-in-transit vehicles abducted by Hungarian officers were hidden at Hungary's Counterterrorism Centre. It is worth noting that this body had previously taken part in anti-Ukrainian provocations by Orbán's regime.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that the actions of the Hungarian authorities were "hostage-taking and state terrorism".
- As reported, the National Bank of Ukraine said on the night of Friday that Hungary's authorities had seized Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards and a large amount of currency.
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