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What a disgrace: Olympic gold medalist fencer robbed, prize medal stolen

Olympic gold medal

Police have confirmed the theft of champion fencer László Csongrádi’s Olympic gold medal, which he won in Seoul in 1988, during a break-in at his home.

According to press reports, police have launched an investigation. It is believed that the thieves may have been hoping to profit from the stolen Olympic gold medal, which holds great sentimental value to László Csongrádi, who “contributed to the Olympic gold medal with his excellent fencing, defeating the Soviet team 4:8”.

László Csongrádi, now 65, qualified as a reserve for the sword team at the 1988 Summer Olympics, following an injury to György Csongrádi Nébald. The starting team consisted of Imre Bujdosó, Imre Gedővári, György Nébald, and Bence Szabó.

Sportal managed to reach László Csongrádi, who provided a detailed account of the burglary:

“I was asleep in my room when it happened. The medal was in a cupboard where I had previously put it, but it wasn’t visible as it was wrapped in several layers. The burglar must have spent quite a while in my house, leaving every single door and drawer wide open, before I left my room and shouted at him. He could have taken other valuable items, but for some reason, that was all he cared about. I don’t know what he can do with something that is just a metallic coating, so not worth much in a market like this. I just want my gold medal back,” said the Olympian.

The robbery of the Olympic gold medalist is not the first such incident in recent times. Hungarian boxing champion Valentin Koloszár was recently threatened with a knife by a woman after his partner stole 20,000 forints from him at the Népliget Bus Station, reports Index.

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Austrian police contingent to grow in Hungary

Austrian police contingent to grow in Hungary

The number of Austrian police officers is being raised to more effectively fight illegal migration, people smuggling and other cross-border crimes, the police said on its official website on Monday.

Under an agreement signed by the two countries interior ministers in 2020, Austrian policemen have been helping protect the European Union’s external borders in Hungary and curb illegal migration, and people smuggling, police.hu said.

On Monday, seven police officers joined the 18 already serving in Hungary, and their number is planned to reach 48-50 by the end of the month to conduct joint patrols with Hungarian colleagues, the statement said.

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VIDEO: Man waves gas pistol at Hungarian Parliament, fails to impress passers-by

kossuth square gas pistol

Last week, a man was waving a gas alarm gun in his hand at Kossuth Square in Budapest.

According to an eyewitness, the man shouted that he was a security guard and then called for people to fight him. The police have now released a short video of the incident: you can see that the man was not in control of the situation, but the police arrived quickly.

In the video, the man, dressed in black, can be seen in the area between the Kossuth Square metro and tram stops, putting his beer in front of him, taking the gas pistol from its holster and turning it around to raise it in the air.

He then waved a few times with the gun in his hand, but the people walking in the area did not even raise their heads. After some thought, he put his gun back in its place. By this time, police and parliamentary guards had arrived and quickly took the man down and removed him from the square.

All of them ran to the man, who was still shouting and waving his arms even after the police had been called. The gun was no longer in his hand but in a holster on his side.

After the police officers physically forced him to the ground and handcuffed him, they took the gun, which was a gas and alarm gun in a loaded and live condition. A search of his clothing also revealed a telescopic baton and several rounds of ammunition.

A breathalyser test on him showed a positive result, and he did not deny to the police that he had been drinking alcohol.

The 51-year-old man from Ózd, who posed no immediate threat to anyone and did not fire any shots during the crime, was prosecuted by the BRFK’s District V Police Station for the crime of armed assault. After his production and interrogation, he was taken into criminal custody.

The gas pistol (or gas alarm gun) has been freely available in Hungary since 2004. It can be bought and kept freely, but carrying it requires a licence. Any adult Hungarian citizen with no criminal record may apply for a permit for self-defence. This is why the man was arrested.

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Hungarian boy wanted to take a photo in Norway – tragedy followed (18+)

Hungarian boy tragedy Norway

A 13-year-old Hungarian boy died when he fell into the Bondhuselva river near the town of Sunndal, in south-western Norway, the news portal vg.no said on Monday.

The boy slipped, lost his balance and fell into the river from a rock while seeking to take pictures during a family excursion, the portal said, citing Norwegian police.

It took a rescue team two hours to lift the boy from the river. All efforts to resuscitate him have failed, a local police chief told the portal.

His parents are also hospitalised in a state of shock, according to the portal.

Telex wrote that the boy wanted to take a photo, but slipped on a rock.

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Missing boy’s body found after 24 years on Hungarian farm – 18+

missing boy's remains found after 24 years

Tamás Till, an 11-year-old boy, went missing after heading to a wildlife park on Children’s Day in 2000. The missing boy’s case remained unsolved for 24 years. His parents were hoping that the young boy was still alive somewhere, they had not changed their phone number for over two decades, so that the boy could reach them at any time. However, the boy’s body was recently found under a farm building’s concrete base near Baja. The finding of his remains puts things into a new perspective and indicates the possibility of a gruesome murder.

An unsolved case

As 444 writes, the body of Tamás Till, a missing boy who disappeared in 2000 at the age of 11, was likely found buried in concrete on a farm in Baja, as announced by the National Police Headquarters. The identification process is still ongoing, but the case, which had been one of the most notable unsolved crimes domestically, saw a breakthrough in June when police discovered the remains. The young boy was also at the top of the FBI’s list of missing children until he was eighteen.

Investigations

Till, who would now be 35, vanished while riding his bicycle in a nearby wildlife park on Children’s Day, 28 May 2000. The circumstances of his death are under investigation, with authorities treating it as a homicide. Over the past 24 years, more than 500 individuals have been questioned, and some subjected to polygraph tests. Initially, there was speculation that Till had been accidentally harmed, but this was reconsidered when his cleaned bicycle was found three months later, suggesting a deliberate attempt to cover up his disappearance.

The disappearance of the missing boy

In June this year, the Chief Prosecution Office of Bács-Kiskun County learned of a possible connection between the disappearance of missing boy Tamás Till and a former resident of a children’s home in Baja. It was revealed that Péter K., under blackmail or threats, had participated in the burial of a child’s body in 2000. Unfortunately, Péter K. committed suicide in 2011. Eventually, another former resident named János confessed to knowing about the incident. At the time of Till’s disappearance, Péter was working for a local contractor, József V., who was building a shed on his farm. The investigation now includes the circumstances surrounding his employment and connections to the case.

Gruesome murder cover-up?

The outbuilding where the body of the missing boy Tamás Till was found lacked a concrete base at the time. József V., a local contractor, recruited two young men, Péter and János, from a beach, offering double pay for immediate work. János declined, but Péter went along. While working, a child’s body wrapped in foil was uncovered when a wheelbarrow broke.

József V. initially appeared confused, then offered money and made threats to ensure Péter’s silence. Péter’s former girlfriend later revealed that while Péter usually earned a modest wage, he once brought home a substantial sum. He did not disclose the money’s origin. Both Péter and József V. later committed suicide, in 2011 and 2021 respectively, adding further tragedy to the case.

False leads

The case of the missing boy Tamás Till was plagued by false leads. A year after his disappearance, an anonymous caller claimed to have seen him at a train station. Later, a letter stating “I’m alive” was received, but the writer of the letter remains a mystery. The case was reopened multiple times in connection with other murder investigations, but no conclusive evidence was found.

Till, described as a “fragile, affectionate” child with a slight speech impairment, went missing after setting off for a nearby wildlife park on Children’s Day in 2000. The investigation was hampered by the presence of many strangers in Baja due to local events, and it was later suggested that the initial police response was inadequate. They failed to issue an immediate wanted notice, only doing so after a crucial 24-hour delay.

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Hungarian Police on the verge of bankruptcy? Forensic experts sue for payment

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The Hungarian police have failed to pay many of their forensic experts, leaving them with no other choice but to take their cases to court. The police acknowledge the arrears but claim that the fault lies with the timing of their budget. The experts, in turn, assert that the police are in serious financial trouble.

The Hungarian police are not paying their experts

The Hungarian police headquarters are so short on money that they cannot even pay their own forensic experts, 24.hu reports. The affected experts have told the paper that some of them have decided to file lawsuits against the police to finally receive their fees.

In some cases, payments have been late for months, putting the experts in an increasingly difficult position: they are obliged to accept police assignments but must also pay taxes on the amounts invoiced but not yet paid to them. This means they might essentially work for free and then be forced to pay taxes on money not received.

“My invoices submitted last December have not been paid yet: I have already had to pay HUF 600,000 (EUR 1,500) in corporate tax on the amount invoiced but not collected,” an IT expert, who asked to remain anonymous, told 24.hu, claiming he is owed around HUF 4-5 million (EUR 10-12,000) by the Hungarian police.

Another expert, who also wished to remain nameless, reported an almost identical experience: his invoices issued in December 2022 were paid a year later, and he has been waiting in vain for his salary since December 2023.

“I now joke with the investigators who send me out when they ask when I will send the bill of fees,” one of the experts interviewed said. “I’ll only have to pay taxes if I invoice them. And the investigators are aware that the police have a huge backlog.”

The problem is exacerbated by the fact that even a court ruling may not ensure that experts receive their wages. According to 24.hu, there have been several cases where an expert had to go to a bailiff after a final court decision to finally get paid. Moreover, many do not want to raise official complaints about the issue, fearing that they will be given fewer assignments if they do.

According to forensic experts, the Hungarian police’s financial troubles are clearly the reason why they are continually not receiving their fees.

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Hungarian Police force.
Photo: Police Hungary Official / Facebook

Forensic expert says the situation can be a source of danger

IT forensic expert Tamás Fülöp told 24.hu about his own experience, having had to litigate for payment too. He warns that this financial situation has serious security and corruption risks.

“Many forensic experts make a living from police secondment,” said Fülöp. “If they are not paid or only paid in part, they can become vulnerable. Suppose – hypothetically only, because I obviously don’t know any such experts – that an expert struggling to make a living every day is offered five million forints by the suspect’s lawyer to destroy evidence. He will certainly think about the offer.”

Kálmán Deli, president of the Association for Justice Experts, added that the situation of forensic experts is also complicated by the fact that their work is underpaid in the first place. A delay in payments, Deli explains, could jeopardise people’s basic livelihood.

Police say the timing of funds is to blame

Asked by 24.hu about the reason for the late payments and whether they have any statements on the issue of overdue payments, the National Police Headquarters replied:

“The police are meeting their payment obligations in line with the pace of budgetary resources, which does not follow the fluctuations in the assignment of experts for individual cases. As in the past, the police will continue to meet all its payment obligations.”

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Major raid in Budapest’s party district: increased police presence and focus

Budapest's party district

The State Secretary of the Interior Ministry has announced that police are intensifying night and weekend patrols and raids to ensure the safety of residents and visitors in Budapest’s party district.

Constant police presence and raids in Budapest’s party district

Police presence in Budapest’s party district will be increased during weekends and nights, as this is when public security requires the most reinforcement, Bence Rétvári stated in a written response to Lajos Oláh MEP.

The State Secretary explained that the party district covers an area of approximately one square kilometre, including Budapest’s V. district, Erzsébet tér/Deák tér, Széchenyi István tér, Budapest’s VI. district, Király utca, Nagymező utca, Budapest’s VII. district, Rákóczi út between Blaha Lujza tér and Király utca, and the Nagykörút from Blaha Lujza tér to Jászai Mari tér. He added that in Inner-Erzsébetváros alone, 32 police officers patrol on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with 58 officers patrolling on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

This is supplemented by one major monthly criminal and law enforcement operation by the BRFK, involving an average of 100-150 police officers and associated services.

Rétvári noted that both experience and statistics indicate a greater need to strengthen public safety at night.

Government decree and municipal measures

In May, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán appointed two ministers to devise a strategy to improve public security in Inner-Erzsébetváros over the coming months. The effects of this strategy are now expected to be felt in the neighbourhood. The government decree on “Tasks Related to Improving the Public Safety Situation in Inner-Erzsébetváros” underscores the importance of the area for tourism and the need for government intervention. The decree also highlights the Gozsdu Udvar (Courtyard) and the events held in its vicinity. Further details can be found here: Popular Budapest party district to be ‘cleaned up’ by the government

The situation in Budapest’s party district has been a matter of serious debate for several years due to the increasingly unsustainable tourism sector and particularly the behaviour of foreign tourists.

In 2020, the municipality began to address the situation by limiting the opening of nightclubs in the party district to special occasions and regulating the total number of catering establishments permitted to hold such licences simultaneously. Further details are available here: What about Budapest’s party district? New rules come into force

PHOTOS: Hungarian cop protects 40-50 thousand locals in Toronto!

Hungarian cop protects 40-50k locals in Toronto

Balázs Zanati was born in Keszthely but serves in Toronto, where he is responsible for the safety and security of at least 40-50 thousand locals. He is a friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger and talked about his job and how former colleagues welcomed him home to a Hungarian tabloid.

Hungarian cop in Toronto

Mr Zanati is a member of the Canada Toronto Police Service and serves as a neighbourhood officer in the 14th division. The father of three kids told Blikk that he does not have a red uniform or a hat and never sits on the back of a horse. He said building a community and creating relationships with the people is part of their job as neighbourhood officers.

Toronto has 16 police districts, and each district has divisions. He said he regularly had to deal with drug traders, users and armed bands fighting even each other. The neighbourhood officer institution enables people to meet the same cops each day, lowering anxiety.

“We stop to chat with them and see what is going on in the shops, markets, restaurants. A strong trust relationship can be developed, so they will turn to us when something goes wrong. I can give my official number to anybody, so people feel as if they have their own officer at hand”, Zanati added.

Toronto struggles with drugs, theft, armed bands

He said problems were different in Canada than in Hungary. In Toronto, he struggles with drug consumption and trade, armed groups and car thefts.

Meeting with colleagues from Zugló:

He said he saw things he would never forget. For example, once he arrived first at a murder scene and tried to revitalise the victim unsuccessfully. Another time, doctors cut a leg in front of him and gave it to him to place the limb in a cold store because it may serve as evidence later.

Bulletproof vests and GPS body cameras are part of their equipment there. Therefore, he can check out the areas he already monitored. Furthermore, the cameras affect people’s behaviour since the records can serve as evidence in a court trial. Civilians regularly call them “Sir” and people respect their work.

At Lake Balaton with his kids:

Hungarian cop in Toronto at LAke Balaton
Photo: FB/Balázs Zanati

He was a military officer before

Zanati served as a military officer in Hungary, then left the country for Toronto in 2005, seeking adventure. When the global financial crisis hit the country in 2008, he worked in a car dealership, which closed. His friends from the gym recommended him to the local police.

Hungarian cop protects 40-50k locals in Toronto
Photo: FB/Balázs Zanati

He succeeded in the application process at first attempt. Good communication and problem-solving skills, life experience and even his Hungarian language knowledge were essential. A Hungarian community of 50 thousand people live in and around Toronto. There are 8,000 police officers, but only 3 or 4 speak Hungarian.

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Five Hungarian kayakers disappeared in Croatia on the Adriatic!

Five Hungarian Kayakers disappeared in Croatia on the Adriatic

The police department of Rijeka (Fiume) learned about the disappearance of five Hungarian kayakers on the stormy Adriatic Sea. They began to search after them immediately.

According to Szeretlek Magyarország, the coast guard found two persons in the sea and another two on the island of Goli, close to Rijeka. However, the waves carried away the fifth Hungarian kayaker, so local police and coast guard could not find him Tuesday evening and night. Finally, they discovered him in the Rta Markonj Bay unharmed on Wednesday at dawn.

This story ended well: however, the police ask holidaymakers to take to heart the weather forecasts. In case of strong winds and unfavourable weather conditions, they should not go to the sea because the situation may deteriorate quickly, causing even fatalities.

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Split, Croatia. Source: depositphotos.com

Hungarian police went to Croatia

We wrote before that the Hungarian interior ministry dispatched police units to Croatia to help locals with issues concerning Hungarian holidaymakers.

The main reason is that the number of Hungarian tourists visiting Croatia last year increased by 13% to a record 728,000 compared with 2019, the previous record year. The most popular destinations included the regions of Kvarner, Istria, Zadar and Split, with the cities of Crikvenica, Medulin, Opatija, Porec, Rovinj and Vir.

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Horrific: 31 foreigners fall ill from cannabis gummies in Budapest

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Over two dozen people had to be transported to a toxicology clinic in Budapest after they consumed cannabis gummies purchased at a local hemp store. The foreigners experienced near coma-like symptoms, with many of them needing days to recover. The police are investigating the event.

According to Blikk, a total of 31 non-nationals had to be hospitalised in Budapest in the past two weeks after consuming highly potent cannabis gummies. The foreigners visiting Budapest had bought the cannabionide-containing gummy candies in a CBD shop on Váci Street – a bag that contains five pieces of sweets and sells for HUF 15,000 (EUR 38.12). The product, as stated on the packaging, contains a substance called THCJD, which is a psychoactive cannabinoid similar to the more well-known THC.

Cannabis gummies induced nightmare: people in near coma from consuming THCJD

As THCJD is a relatively new strain of cannabinoid on the CBD market, scientific literature on its effects is virtually non-existent as of yet. Many say, however, that it has such a high potency that it mimics a strong psychedelic effect. Some claim that it is almost twenty times more intoxicating than THC. As there are a limited number of studies on the substance, verifying these claims is difficult, but nonetheless, the reported extreme potency of the substance puts consumers at an increased risk of intoxication and impairment.

This is probably what happened to the foreigners that had to be taken to the toxicology unit: according to Blikk, several of them were practically unconscious after consuming the cannabis gummies. A Jordanian couple, for example, was found unconscious in their Airbnb, lying on the floor in their own excrement, after missing for several days. They were not the only ones in such a predicament: others had been in a near coma-like state for days in the clinic.

“Totally out cold. They can neither speak nor move. It’s as if they were in a coma, lying there for days,”

a relative of one of the patients admitted told the newspaper. According to their information, the first patients exhibiting these symptoms arrived at the ward on Friday 21 June. Several of them were found to have cannabis gummies, and one person even had the bill for the candy with them. This is what led to the hemp shop on Váci Street.

Addictologist opinion: these drugs may be a cause of death

The relative who spoke to Blikk magazine said that while they did not know for sure momentarily, the patients did not seem to have suffered any permanent damage after consuming the cannabis gummies.

However, addiction specialist Dr. Sándor Funk stressed, “if something causes such a severe coma-like condition that lasts for days, then unfortunately there can be permanent damage, depending on what the drug has done to the brain. The destruction of nerve cells in the cortex causes symptoms similar to dementia (forgetfulness, dullness), but also vegetative problems.”

According to the expert, synthetic cannabinoids such as those in the cannabis gummies are particularly dangerous, both because they are extremely potent even in small quantities and because until they are officially identified and tested, the authorities cannot take adequate action to prevent their distribution and they circulate freely on the market.

“Until new substances are tested, until they are fine-tuned to know at exactly what dose they work, they can cause overdoses. They are very dangerous indeed, they can cause death,” Funk added.

The Budapest Police Headquarters reacted to the incident

In response to a request from Blikk, the Budapest Police Headquarters said that “an investigation has been opened against an unknown perpetrator on suspicion of incitement to the use of narcotics because in recent days several people – including minors – have been hospitalised after becoming ill after consuming gummy candy bought in a downtown CBD shop. Investigators have seized the shop’s entire stock of gummy candy and are subjecting them to forensic examination.”

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How online fraud in Hungary dropped by 30% in just six months – VIDEO

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Online fraud cases have gone down by 30 percent in the past six months owing to new legal and police measures, an official said on Monday.

Bence Rétvári, state secretary of the interior ministry, noted that 18 months ago, police set up a 300-strong unit to fight cybercrime, and thanks to their investigations, 114 people out of 819 suspects have been arrested.

Banks are now obliged to bolster protections for their clients against fraudsters, while further measures will be introduced from August to make it easier to catch scammers.

In August last year, a man from Debrecen, who was on holiday in Balatonfüred, filed a complaint after a woman – posing as a bank employee – called him and told him that his account had been hacked and that several transfers had probably been made from there, police.hu said. She asked the victim to download the Anydesk application from a web interface, which he unfortunately did. This gave him access to his current account, and the perpetrators used his online bank account to damage him to the tune of more than five million forints. The money was transferred to several accounts and a significant part of it was withdrawn at a bank branch within a short period of time, but it was also exchanged for jewellery or currency.

Investigators discovered that the fraudsters were members of a foreign organised crime ring, aided by Hungarian accomplices. On 3 October 2023, the investigators, together with the Pest Vármegyei Police Headquarters and the Budapest Police Headquarters, arrested 6 people, who were questioned as suspects and arrests were initiated.

In the last few days, the police have caught another group of perpetrators and this time, in cooperation with the criminal and public area staff of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, they arrested several stromans.

The 23 stooges took money from ATMs or bank cash points, but several of them tried to launder the money they had obtained from the victims in currency exchanges. They handed them over to their clients and received a commission.

Using these methods, the 42 suspects have so far caused damage to 35 victims nationwide, amounting to some HUF 267 million. Six are currently in custody.

The Economic Protection Department of the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Veszprém County Police Headquarters is investigating the crime of fraud and money laundering.

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Fatal accident in PM Orbán’s convoy! – PHOTOS

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One of the police officers escorting PM Orbán and his delegation back to the international airport of Stuttgart died in a road accident caused by a 69-year-old local woman. Here is the prime minister’s reaction.

According to Blikk, a Hungarian tabloid, the brutal accident happened yesterday at 11.15 AM in Stuttgart’s Degerloch district. PM Orbán watched the Scotland-Hungary EURO 2024 match live (HERE is our report) and flew back to Hungary the next day.

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Viktor Orbán poses with a Hungary scarf, with the image saying “The Hungarians are off!” The caption of Orbán’s Facebook post reads: Watch out, Germany!
Photo: Viktor Orbán / Facebook

However, his convoy heading to the airport suffered a deadly road accident. A 69-year-old woman did not pay attention to the road closure established because of the convoy and ran over a police officer who then threw his motorcycle at another 27-year-old officer’s motorbike. The younger officer suffered severe injuries, but his older colleague died after being taken to a local hospital.

Bertalan Havasi, Orbán’s press chief, said the Hungarian prime minister sent a letter of condolence to the German chancellor and the police head of Stuttgart expressing his shock and condolence.

Here are some photos shared by a local media outlet about the tragic accident:

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32 Ukrainians detained for illegally crossing into Hungary in fake military truck

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On June 9, a GAZ-66 truck bearing military license plates illegally crossed the Ukrainian-Hungarian border in the Transcarpathia region, known for its Hungarian population. Hungarian police later detained 32 Ukrainian citizens near the village of Barabás, Hungary. An investigation into the incident is currently underway.

Local Ukrainian journalist Vitaliy Glagola first reported the incident, sharing a photo of the truck as it crossed the border.

The Ukrainian Border Guard Service clarified that the truck did not belong to the armed forces, suggesting that the license plates were likely fake. Several individuals suspected of involvement in the incident were also detained.

The illegal transportation of draft-age men out of Ukraine is a growing issue, as martial law currently prohibits them from leaving the country. Thousands are attempting to escape to Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. Romanian police reports indicate that since February 2022, over 11,000 people have crossed illegally from Ukraine. Many of these attempts involve crossing the Tisza River by swimming, a perilous endeavor that has resulted in at least 24 drownings.

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Concerning: Chinese police in Hungary may be up to dark, worrying things

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As we reported before, Chinese police officers will come to Hungary to patrol with their Hungarian counterparts. The Chinese ministry, with which the Hungarian government has recently signed several agreements, is, among other things, responsible for monitoring, “bringing to their senses” and even “repatriating” Chinese expatriates who think differently.

Chinese police to be up to questionable things in Hungary

Privátbankár reports that the Amnesty International report paints a grim picture of the Chinese regime’s methods of controlling the hundreds of thousands of Chinese students studying abroad. The methods include constant digital and even personal surveillance, as well as threats and blackmail against family members who have stayed at home.

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Chinese police officers. Photo: depositphotos.com

However, the Chinese police authorities and intelligence services are trying to control not only students but all Chinese living abroad.

A Chinese agent who fled to Australia talked to an Australian newspaper about this practice. He explained that Chinese agents use various cover stories to gain the trust of the targeted dissidents and then lure them to third countries from where they can be transported home to China, even by physical force, where they can be hidden from the world.

The Australian newspaper cites several examples of Chinese living in Australia being returned to China by illegal means, and of Chinese agents being found to have worked on Australian soil, gathering information and organising actions against members of the Chinese community, using various front companies and Chinese organisations for this purpose.

“The darkest bureau of the Chinese government”

From a Hungarian point of view, it is particularly interesting that the Chinese agent who escaped to Australia was an employee of the Department of Public Security, Division 1, which he himself described as “the darkest bureau of the Chinese government”.

This is the same ministry whose head visited Budapest in mid-February this year, where he held talks with Viktor Orbán and Sándor Pintér, and then signed security cooperation agreements whose details are still unknown.

According to mfor.hu, in light of the above, it is reasonable to fear that the presence of Chinese police officers in Hungary and the security agreements may provide the Chinese regime with new tools to monitor Chinese living in Hungary and to carry out actions against “renitents”, including extortion, threats and even physical violence.

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School bomb threat in India: Threat sent from IP address linked to Budapest

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According to a Delhi Police official, the bomb threat emails that reached around 150 schools in the Delhi-NCR region earlier this month are suspected to have been sent from Budapest.

According to NDTV, the case has caused a lot of confusion in educational institutions. The police have managed to trace the IP address of the emails to Budapest. The Delhi Police will soon contact their Hungary counterpart for further investigation.

An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique identification number assigned to every device connected to the Internet.

The threat, which rang alarm bells with security agencies, was later declared a hoax as nothing objectionable was found on school premises.

After reporting the case, the police wrote to the Russian-based mail service company “mail.ru” through Interpol.

The letter, allegedly sent from a mail.ru server, claimed that explosives had been planted on the school grounds, triggering a mass evacuation when panicked parents rushed to pick up their children on 1 May.

The police were investigating the IP address used to send the emails, as well as the sender and origin of the emails, to decipher the conspiracy and motive behind the panic-stricken Delhi-NCR-wide bomb scandal.

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Romanian predator brutally battered 20-year-old Hungarian girl to death!

Romanian predator brutally battered 20-year-old Hungarian girl to death (Copy)

The horrific murder took place in 2021, but the Romanian perpetrator, 66-year-old Neculai Paizan, felt the jury convicting him for the murder was under the influence of drugs, so he submitted an appeal to the court against his conviction and sentence.

According to the Daily Mail, a British court sent him to jail with a minimum term of 22 years in July 2022 for brutally killing 20-year-old Ágnes Dóra Ákom, a Hungarian girl living in London.

“Paizan hit the petite Hungarian woman at least 20 times over the head with a jigsaw power tool during the assault on 9 May 2021, a trial at the Old Bailey previously heard”, the British daily wrote. Later, the Romanian predator buried her body in a grove.

The Romanian predator “dragged her through the mud”

Paizan wrote in his appeal that one of the jurors smelled of cannabis, the sentence did not consider his age and health problems, and he did not get a proper Romanian interpreter. However, the Court of Appeal refused his application against both his verdict and sentence.

Before, he falsely claimed the Hungarian woman tried to poison him and that she was working as a prostitute. Furthermore, he said he liked her “as a daughter”. In reality, he stored semi-naked photos of the Hungarian girl on his phone and tried to start a sexual relationship with her. The Hungarian girl denied that, and the judge believes that is why the Romanian predator battered her to death.

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International cooperation: Police arrest Slovak arms dealers in Hungary and Slovakia

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Police in Hungary and Slovakia have arrested Slovak arms dealers who sent weapons to Sweden, Spain, and South Africa, Hungarian law enforcement said on Tuesday, describing the final phase of a multiyear operation.

The case dates back to discoveries investigators made between 2014 and 2016, when almost 600 decommissioned or small-caliber weapons registered in the name of four Slovak men were uncovered and an international operation was mounted to capture them.

Then in July last year Hungarian, Slovak and Austrian police raided a warehouse in Rajka, in north-western Hungary, seizing firearms, ammunition, silencers and explosives, according to a statement on police.hu.

Also, various weapons were found in the house belonging to Dusan S, a Slovakian man resident in Rajka, the crime gang’s suspected chief. He and his wife had a Slovakian weapons licence for several weapons, but not a European or Hungarian one. In addition, 19 unlicenced and illegally converted weapons were found in his home, the statement said.

Slovak arms dealers arrested

In January last year Hungarian and Slovak prosecutors set up a joint investigative team under the aegis of Eurojust and with the cooperation of Europol.

Several arrests were made, and the Győr unit of the Hungarian investigation bureau (KR NNI) continued to pursue its weapons-related investigation based on information gleaned from the detainees. The KR NNI detectives managed to discover that weapons from the cache of around 600 reached Sweden, Spain and South Africa, and all of them were linked to crimes, the statement said.

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BREAKING NEWS – Terror alert heightened in Hungary, says pro-government site – UPDATE

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According to Magyar Nemzet, the terror alert level in Hungary has been heightened following Sunday’s Defence Council meeting. However, the government has yet to issue an official statement.

As previously mentioned, Viktor Orbán convened the Defence Council on Sunday in response to Iran’s attack on Israel. Following the meeting, he expressed a commitment to safeguarding Hungarian families from the repercussions of global conflicts. More details are available here.

According to a  Magyar Nemzet article, the Prime Minister’s announcement prompted an escalation in the terror alert level, as per his request.

Elevated terror alert: what does this entail?

It means enhanced intelligence sharing, heightened security measures for high-profile facilities and dignitaries and increased police presence in public spaces, mass gatherings and Jewish-affiliated institutions.

It is probable that security measures for key figures in the country, such as the Prime Minister, the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the House, members of the Government or heads of the judiciary, have already been bolstered. Citizens can expect to encounter more armed patrols in major urban areas, and the Hungarian Defence Forces may also be deployed.

Magyar Nemzet reports that the heightened security measures will remain in place until the situation improves or could be escalated further if the threat persists.

Terror alert classification in Hungary

Hungary defines the terrorist threat level on a four-point scale in accordance with relevant legislation (Government Decision No.1824/2015 (19.XI.) on the uniform implementation order of counter-terrorism tasks), wherein 1 represents the highest level and 4 the lowest.

The Minister of the Interior, with the Counter-Terrorism Coordination Committee’s recommendation or independently, holds the authority to issue, modify or abolish these classifications with the Defence Council’s approval.

UPDATE

Government increased the threat of terrorism in Hungary? – here is the official answer