In Hungary, almost 18 million euros in cash were seized from hiding places in the case of the former Minister of National Development.
The money was buried in forests, farm buildings, warehouses, houses and safes, the Authority for the Reconstruction and Protection of Assets (NVVH) said. The information was also published on X by Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar.
The department clarified that searches as part of the case against MP Miklos Sestek took place on November 12 and 13 in several regions of the country. All the money seized was transferred to the state treasury.
Shastak's lawyer said that money does not belong to his client.
Miklos Sestek, who served as Minister of National Development from 2014 to 2018, is suspected of accepting bribes in the distribution of government contracts. He was arrested on September 28 after parliament stripped him of his parliamentary immunity.