Viktor Orbán's brother detained. Prime Minister Magyar published a statement

The information appeared on Monday after a joint operation of the National Bureau for Asset Recovery and Protection (NVVH) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NNI).

According to the services, the activities were carried out in Budapest and in two towns in the Pest county. Several people were detained and officers searched several properties as part of two parallel proceedings.

Prime Minister Peter Magyar wrote on the X platform, citing press information, that Aron Orbán was among those detained.

"According to press reports, Aron Orbán, the brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, was detained on charges of people smuggling. The National Office for Asset Recovery and Protection and the National Bureau of Investigation are conducting further activities in this case," he said.

He then published a message in which he wrote: Viktor Orbán confirmed that law enforcement authorities had detained his younger brother, Áron Orbán.

As usual, the former prime minister immediately started accusing others and, like the "brave" street fighter he claims to be, he immediately cast himself as a victim.

"If you make your bed, you will sleep..."

The Serwisl website previously reported that Aron Orbán may be one of the people covered by the operation.

Aron Orbán's name has previously appeared in connection with a case regarding possible abuses in issuing residence permits to foreigners working in Hungary.

According to the Telex website, business entities associated with Aron Orbán may have helped Vietnamese citizens to come to Hungary. His company allegedly enrolled them in a two-day emergency medical course at the University of Pécs, which - according to these reports - may have made it easier to obtain Schengen visas.

The media also reported that Aron Orbán had asked the previous government to speed up the processing of certain visa applications.

Former prime minister and leader of the opposition Fidesz, Viktor Orbán, commented on the matter in a post on Facebook. He assessed that the real goal of the operation was himself, and his brother was "merely a means to achieve an end."

"We are dealing with settling scores, which serves to divert attention," he wrote.