Detention sought against former prime minister in Ukrainian convoy case
A legal representative has initiated criminal enforcement measures against four former state officials, including a former prime minister. They are suspected of unlawfully detaining seven Ukrainian money transporters.
Detention sought against former prime minister in Ukrainian convoy case
A legal representative has initiated pre-trial detention of four former state officials – including a former prime minister – who represent seven Ukrainian citizens. The case is linked to the money transporter convoy operation carried out on Hungarian territory in March, according to HVG.
According to the applicant, the four individuals detained the victims on seven occasions with base intent and in harmful circumstances, and may have also applied coercive interrogation. If the charges are proven, the court could impose a sentence of more than a decade.
According to the legal reasoning, the investigating authority must establish whether the March intervention was truly grounded in criminal law, or whether political, diplomatic or governmental intent lay behind the action. If the restriction of personal freedom was not carried out within legal frameworks, but was the execution of a previously made political decision, a criminal offence was committed.
The application also addresses the need to uncover what consultations and instructions took place between various bodies, who determined the timing and form of the intervention, and whether there was a point in the proceedings where the detention lost its legal basis.
According to the representative, the enforcement measure is justified because the suspects, remaining at large, could coordinate their defence, influence witnesses, and endanger evidence.
Another portal recently published a prosecutorial document which indicated that the former prime minister's criminal liability may also arise. The chief prosecutor's office did not deny the authenticity of the document.
The current prime minister demanded immediate information on the progress of the investigation on social media. The chief prosecutor reported two parallel proceedings: one investigates money laundering suspicions through the tax authority, the other concerns potential legal violations committed during the proceedings.
Source: HVG