Bombshell leak by Viktor Orbán’s former close ally suggests the existence of a ‘HUNGARIAN LAUNDROMAT’.
-Stolen EU funds are laundered through diamonds&Arab shadow banking, hawala
-FBI uncovered the scheme&has a key witness under protection in the US
My ENG translation&thread:
-Stolen EU funds are laundered through diamonds&Arab shadow banking, hawala
-FBI uncovered the scheme&has a key witness under protection in the US
My ENG translation&thread:
Magyar Nemzet (‘Hungarian Nation’), a daily owned by Orbán’s best friend turned worst enemy, oligarch Lajos Simicska, started publishing leaks about this alleged scheme today. It is Simicska's revenge two weeks before the election. Original HUN article: mno.hu/belfold/gyeman…
The alleged scheme:
-Kickbacks from EU funded projects are smuggled out of HUN
-Money is parked in real estates in Vienna/turned into diamonds
-Arabic shadow banking system hawala is also used for transferring
-Money is laundered through Arab real estate investments in Hungary
-Kickbacks from EU funded projects are smuggled out of HUN
-Money is parked in real estates in Vienna/turned into diamonds
-Arabic shadow banking system hawala is also used for transferring
-Money is laundered through Arab real estate investments in Hungary
About Simicska:
-Orbán's teenage friend
-He was in charge of Fidesz's economic hinterland&media empire
-His power was almost bigger than Orbán's between 2010-2014, resulting in a "state capture" for Hungary
-The two men have fallen out&became enemies
politico.eu/list/politico-…
-Orbán's teenage friend
-He was in charge of Fidesz's economic hinterland&media empire
-His power was almost bigger than Orbán's between 2010-2014, resulting in a "state capture" for Hungary
-The two men have fallen out&became enemies
politico.eu/list/politico-…
Timing:
-2 weeks until the Hungarian election (April 8)
-in recent months, everyone was speculating whether Simicska is willing to drop "a nuclear bomb", leaking seriously damaging information on Orbán
-In recent weeks, Simicska's newspaper started leaking about Orbán's deputies
-2 weeks until the Hungarian election (April 8)
-in recent months, everyone was speculating whether Simicska is willing to drop "a nuclear bomb", leaking seriously damaging information on Orbán
-In recent weeks, Simicska's newspaper started leaking about Orbán's deputies
One more important thing to add: this Magyar Nemzet article is not proper journalism. It's a mafia showdown. It's a leak intended to hurt Orbán, by the man - Simicska - who used to be his closest ally. More than that, Simicska is supposedly the mastermind behind similar schemes.
And there have been indeed shady businessmen from the Middle East around Orbán, investing in real estate with Orbán's son-in-law&even buying a mansion next to Orbán's house. Now it all makes sense. Check the story of Ghaith Pharaon: budapestbeacon.com/ghaith-pharaon…
Here are some good articles by @direkt36 describing some other schemes how Orbán's family is sucking EU funds more directly:
-Orbán's father:
direkt36.hu/en/2017/05/09/…
-Orbán's brother:
direkt36.hu/en/2018/02/09/…
-Orbán's son-in-law:
direkt36.hu/en/2018/02/14/…
-Orbán's father:
direkt36.hu/en/2017/05/09/…
-Orbán's brother:
direkt36.hu/en/2018/02/09/…
-Orbán's son-in-law:
direkt36.hu/en/2018/02/14/…
Due to popular demand here is the English translation of the article described in this thread (as copyable text). I was in a rush translating so it's a little rough, but precise: justpaste.it/1iro8
Hungarian government spokesman Zoltán Kovács dismisses serious allegations, insisting that Lajos Simicska - owner of Magyar Nemzet - is just a drunk. “This is election spin and a pure lie, and our advice to Simicska’s media is that whiskey is not a good counsellor”.
