After Viktor Orban’s electoral defeat on April 12, the close associates of the ousted Prime Minister “are rushing to evacuate their assets from Hungary,” as reported by The Guardian. The British newspaper mentions “private jets regularly departing from Vienna” and “funds being transferred to the Middle East” by “three members of the inner circle,” while “others have their sights on Australia and Singapore,” according to informed sources.
“Orban’s oligarchs are transferring tens of billions of forints [one billion forints is approximately 2.7 million euros] to the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, the United States and other distant countries,” accused future Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Saturday, April 25, as quoted by Infostart. Magyar claims that “several oligarch families have already left the country,” calling on the authorities to “block stolen funds” and “not let criminals flee” before the formation of his government.
“The main oligarchs and regime puppets are hurrying to transfer their wealth out of Hungary before Peter Magyar’s government can freeze, seize, or nationalize it,” VSquare reported in mid-April. The media specializing in Central Europe also reported this information.
