Gold convoy investigation: internal prosecution document mentions responsibility of Viktor Orbán
According to an internal prosecution document dated 9 June, a former prime minister, an ex-state secretary, the former head of the TEK and a former deputy chairman of the NAV should have criminal liability established in the gold convoy case.
Gold convoy investigation: internal prosecution document mentions responsibility of Viktor Orbán
444 has published a photograph of an internal prosecution document dated 9 June in Budapest concerning the gold convoy case – according to the 444 report.
The document lists those individuals whose potential criminal liability should be clarified. These include Dr. Viktor Orbán, who previously held the post of prime minister, as well as Örs Farkas, who stepped down from his position as state secretary overseeing national security services, János Hajdu, who headed the Counter-Terrorism Centre, and Dr. Tamás Demeter, who worked as deputy chairman in the criminal and law enforcement division of the NAV.
The document states: the investigation should primarily focus on the potential legal consequences for these four individuals. They cannot be questioned as witnesses; the statements of their subordinates serve as the primary evidence.
The Budapest Investigation Prosecution Office is investigating on suspicion of two offences: unlawful detention and abuse of office. The internal document's executive summary sets out the findings of the review in two dozen points. Each and every one testifies to negligence, deficiencies and specific legal violations. According to one finding, the designation of the NAV as an investigative body was carried out irregularly.
The publication contacted the prosecution, which did not substantively respond citing the investigation, but did not deny the authenticity of the document. The National Tax and Customs Administration acknowledged that it had indeed initiated an internal investigation, and more than one.
The case, referred to in the media as the gold convoy affair, began on 5 March, when TEK staff detained seven Ukrainian citizens and seized gold and foreign currency exceeding 27 billion forints in their vehicles. The consignment was transported from Austrian territory to a Ukrainian address in vehicles of a cash transport company. The case caused international uproar, and Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, announced in early May that the country concerned had recovered the seized amount.
Telex previously reported that the raid was ordered by the former prime minister himself, and the government apparatus determined the timing of the intervention.
Source: 444