Hungary claims it has "new evidence" in case involving Ukrainian cash-in-transit guards
The Hungarian government has reported that Hungary's National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) has released "new evidence" in the case of the seizure of Ukrainian cash-in-transit vehicles and the confiscation of cash and gold on 5 March.
Source: Zoltán Kovács, spokesman for the Hungarian government, on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Kovács stated that investigators have established that the armoured vehicles carried "freshly printed euros and dollars".
He claims that the banknotes had never entered circulation. According to Kovács, they are "tied to multiple banks including Ukraine's Oschadbank, as well as Polish and Gibraltar-based institutions".
The Hungarian government spokesman said: "Evidence includes a video allegedly showing a former Ukrainian intelligence major general falsifying documents in a gas station restroom, while associates discuss corruption-related payments. The shipment involved around US$40 million, €35 million, and 9 kg of gold, with unclear origin and purpose."
He added that NAV "has requested international cooperation and rejected claims of unlawful conduct, emphasising that all investigative actions were documented and carried out in accordance with the law".
Background:
- The cash-in-transit vehicles with damaged equipment on board were returned to Oschadbank, while the valuables seized from them remain in Hungary.
- During the entire period of detention in Hungary in early March, Oschadbank cash-in-transit workers were kept in handcuffs and one of them was subjected to two injections between interrogations.
- An Oschadbank representative filed a complaint with Hungary's chief prosecutor's office in the cash-in-transit workers case.
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