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12
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Hungary’s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it had seized cash worth $19.5m (£14.8m) buried in forests and hidden elsewhere while investigating an ex-minister of nationalist former leader Viktor Orbán’s cabinet.
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it → say → cabinet
Miklós Seszták, Hungary’s minister of national development between 2014 and 2018, is accused of taking bribes in a scheme involving the state transport company, purchasing secondhand buses at inflated prices.
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Seszták → accuse → prices
The prime minister, Péter Magyar, won a landslide election victory in April, ending Orbán’s 16 years in power after promising to investigate alleged corruption and abuse of office during his rival’s rule.
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minister → win → rule
Seszták, two other Orbán-era ministers and the former premier’s brother have been taken into custody in different cases as graft inquiries have gathered pace in recent weeks.
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inquiries → take → weeks
The National Asset Recovery and Protection Office (NVVH), an anti-graft body with sweeping powers established as part of Magyar’s accountability drive, said it searched several locations on Thursday and Friday as part of the criminal proceedings against Seszták.
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it → establish → Seszták
“During the search, investigators found large amounts of cash: buried in forests, hidden in agricultural and warehouse buildings as well as residential properties, and stored in high-value safes in secluded locations,” the statement said.
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statement → find → locations
“The total amount of cash found during the two-day search was 5,071,632,000 forints, €2,658,350 and US $1,257,100,” it added, bringing the combined value to $19.5m.
NVVH said its staff deposited the cash into the Hungarian State Treasury’s account.
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staff → find → account
“Upon receipt, 12 Treasury employees spent 8 hours counting the money using 5 counting machines,” the finance minister, András Kármán, said on Facebook.
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minister → spend → Facebook
Magyar hailed the seizure as a potential turning point.
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Magyar → hail → point
“This officially marks the end of the Fidesz-KDNP mafia!” he said in reference to Orbán’s former governing coalition.
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he → mark → coalition
The former leader did not react to the latest development.
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leader → react → development
Orbán had previously denounced the probes targeting his inner circle as “political persecution” aimed at imprisoning him.
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Orbán → denounce → him
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