Hungarian investigators found $19.5 million in cash buried in forests and hidden in buildings while probing allegations against a former minister

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Hungary's anti-corruption efforts have yielded significant results, uncovering over $19.5 million in cash, stashed away in forests and hidden properties. Former minister Miklós…

Viktor Orban ruled Hungary as the Prime Minister for 16 years from 2010 to 2026 and was characterised by systemic corruption and crony capitalism. Evidence of the same has been appearing even after his term ended, with a long-awaited celebration in April this year. On Friday, Hungary's anti-corruption agency announced that it had seized cash worth $19.5M buried in forests and hidden elsewhere while investigating an ex-minister from Orbán's cabinet, as per a report by The Guardian.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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