Thread by @panyiszabolcs

"This is the first case in the history of Europe where a community condemns its own border guards”, Orbán said today.

Really? Read this thread!

1/ "We were not allowed to perform active operations” against Russian spies, a former HUN spycatcher claims.

index.hu/english/2017/0…

2/ “A Syrian man who is suspected of being the member of an international money laundering network” & "a key member of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle, who is on the United States’ sanction list, was granted a residency permit in Hungary.” direkt36.hu/en/sulyos-nemz…

3/ "Western-trained HUN counterintelligence agents recently got word that a known operative of Russia’s foreign spy service was driving into Hungary, and asked headquarters for permission to pursue. Permission denied, came the firm order from Budapest.” wsj.com/articles/in-or…

4/ "The family members of the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) and a Russian businessman reported to be connected to an organised crime group were also clients of the Hungarian Immigration Office.” @direkt36 @444hu

direkt36.hu/en/putyin-gepe…

5/ “A series of Russian prostitutes and criminals were caught in Western Europe holding visas issued at the Hungarian Consulate in Moscow.(...) Every 5th Hungarian Schengen visa was coming out of the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow."

budapestbeacon.com/hungarian-cons…

6/ "A new immigration program is launched, says the ad posted by a company based in Hong Kong. It offers a Hungarian residence permit for applicants in exchange for investing at least HUF25 million (€78,000) in HUN real estate&paying €50,000 in fees."
direkt36.hu/en/uj-magyar-l…

7/ “Gaith Pharaon was accused of having financial dealings with hawala, an Islamic financial network which is also used by terrorist organizations. (...) His latest purchase is a mansion right across from the house owned by Viktor Orbán and his family.” hungarianspectrum.org/2016/10/29/vik…

8/ "Golden Visa applicants had to buy a Hungarian residency bond for €300K (...) 24,000 foreign nationals, mostly from China, obtained permits (...) That is almost 20 times more people than the 1,300 asylum seekers Orban&his government vehemently opposed” english.atlatszo.hu/2018/03/18/gol…