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Police seize assets, freeze accounts of Orbán aide’s ally

5/6/2026

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Gyula Balasy voluntarily offered to transfer his advertising firms and investments to the Hungarian state as the new administration assumes power.
Police froze his accounts and seized assets while investigating alleged fund misappropriation and money laundering.
The probe follows a tip from the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV)’s special unit after Prime Minister-designate Peter Magyar announced a block on overseas transfers linked to a Viktor Orbán aide.

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Story summary

Gyula Balasy voluntarily offered to transfer his advertising firms and investments to the Hungarian state as the new administration assumes power.
Police froze his accounts and seized assets while investigating alleged fund misappropriation and money laundering.
The probe follows a tip from the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV)’s special unit after Prime Minister-designate Peter Magyar announced a block on overseas transfers linked to a Viktor Orbán aide.