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Hungarian man recruits private army, police busts him
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A Hungarian man, Richárd B., resident of Budapest, has been prosecuted for war crime, illegal recruitment, the police reported. It is believed that the man has been recruiting a private army in Hungary for a year.
Criminal proceedings started
The police reported the case in a brief statement. They wrote that the National Investigation Bureau of the Police on Standby (Készenléti Rendőrség Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda, KR NNI) has opened criminal proceedings against Richárd B. for the crime of illegal recruitment. On Wednesday morning, a search was carried out at his residence and a number of computer equipment and documents were seized from him, Index reports.
Magyar Nemzet has confirmed on the basis of its own information that the police did indeed search the house of Richárd B., who first spoke a year ago about his intention to set up a private military company (PMC), and that he is recruiting people for this in Hungary.
According to the newspaper, the National Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal proceedings against him because the Hungarian Criminal Code (Büntető Törvénykönyv, Btk) clearly prohibits recruiting soldiers for a foreign armed organisation on the territory of Hungary. The offence is punishable under the code by imprisonment for one to five years.