“On 27.04.2026, the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office ordered an investigation into the 7 Ukrainian
the crime of unlawful detention of a private individual and other crimes
on the basis of the reports made on the matter,” wrote Dr. Lóránt Horváth, the legal representative of the Ukrainian Oscsadbank and the seven individuals involved in the seizure of the Ukrainian money-carrying cars, in his statement on Wednesday.
In the statement, the representative of the Ukrainian side writes that the seven individuals were transported to the TEK unit after their capture, and that “the arrest and detention of the individuals between 03.05.2026 at 13:00 and 06.03.2026 at 18:15 is procedurally unclear,
but it can be established that they were subject to coercive measures restricting personal freedom, they were kept in handcuffs and hoods for 29 hours, and one of them was undergoing life-saving medical intervention.”
The complaint was filed against an unknown perpetrator, and it is believed that during the investigation of suspected abuse of office, not only the behavior of the persons who directly implemented the measure should be evaluated, but also “the entire institutional and decision-making chain, which was connected to the ordering, execution and supervision of the seizure and seizure of property.”
In the complaint, they also mentioned that the person concerned had continuously asked for legal assistance since their arrest, which they were denied on the grounds that no authorized legal representative had appeared, and that the consular service had refused to provide assistance.
TEK commandos on March 5 they caught me seven Ukrainian citizens and seized gold and currency equivalent to more than HUF 27 billion in their vans. The prosecution according to they did so following a complaint. The lawyer for the Ukrainian money carriers later one at a press conference reported that, as far as they knew, only the commandos of the Anti-Terrorism Center (TEK) were present at the raid, contrary to the protocol, the NAV did not initiate proceedings in the case until later.
According to the lawyer of the Ukrainians and the recipient of the money, the lawyer of the Ukrainian Oscsadbank, and the Austrian Raiffeisen, which sent the money there was nothing unusual about the shipmentwhich the money carriers wanted to deliver from Austria to Ukraine.
A few days later, the Hungarian government and its propaganda began to communicate that there was a problem with the shipment, money laundering may have taken place, and that the money may have something to do with the financing of the Tisza Party – but no evidence has been presented for these accusations and speculations. On March 10, a decree was issued stating that “on the spot it was not possible to clarify the legal title of the property seized in the Ukrainian money transport cars“.
Adrienn Laczó, the law firm that defends money carriers, dr. One of the partners of Lóránt Horváth Law Office he previously told Telex: the Hungarian authorities took the Ukrainian money carriers in reverse ski masks and in handcuffs.
