Japanese man wanted by Hungarian police for theft from Budapest Orthodox church

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a Japanese man after it emerged he stole from an Orthodox church in Budapest in early January.

Japanese man suspected of stealing from a Budapest church

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a Japanese man after it emerged that a perpetrator stole large amounts of money and other valuables from the Hungarian Orthodox Diocese in Budapest in early January, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) Communications Service said in response to a question from Telex on Wednesday.

The perpetrator is suspected of theft to a significant value.

According to the police website, they are looking for a man named Suzuki George, born in Saitama in August 2002, for whom both international and European arrest warrants have been issued.

The suspect:

Suzuki George. Photo: police.hu

As previously reported by the Russian news agency RIA, large sums of money and other valuables were stolen from the building of the Hungarian Orthodox Diocese in Budapest in early January. Money and other property were stolen, some of which was in the safe. RIA reported that the theft scene was searched, and fingerprints and DNA samples were taken.

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