Hungary releases video showing forcible detention of Ukrainian cash-in-transit staff
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6 March, 16:43
The detention of the Ukrainian bank employees. Screenshot from a video
The Hungarian government has released a video showing Ukrainian cash-in-transit vehicles and bank employees being detained by officers from Hungary's Counterterrorism Centre.
Source: video posted on the Hungarian government's YouTube channel, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The footage indicates that the forcible detention took place during the day on Thursday 5 March.
The video shows passengers from the Ukrainian cash-in-transit vehicles being detained at a petrol station.
The Hungarian government has also posted photos of the cash and gold bars seized from the Ukrainian cash-in-transit vehicles.
Background:
- Earlier on Friday, the Hungarian government said it planned to deport seven Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards who have been detained by the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary.
- The National Bank of Ukraine was the first to report the seizure of Ukrainian cash-in-transit staff and a large amount of currency. The employees, from Oschadbank, were transporting the cash from Austria to Ukraine.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the actions of the Hungarian authorities as "terrorism and hostage-taking", and the ministry has advised Ukrainian citizens to refrain from travelling to Hungary.
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