Hungarian law enforcement officers found no violations in the case of Oschadbank collectors
Фото: Ощадбанк
Hungary has closed an investigation into employees of the Ukrainian Oschadbank, who were detained in March while transporting $40 million, €35 million, and 9 kg of bank gold from Austria to Ukraine. Law enforcement officers found no signs of a crime.
This is reported by the Hungarian publication HVG, citing the lawyer of Oschadbank and the detained collectors, Lorant Horvat.
During the investigation, the Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration verified the origin of the money and precious metals.
As law enforcement officers found out, Oschadbank employees were transporting funds and gold as part of an interbank transaction between the Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International and the Ukrainian state bank.
Raiffeisen provided the investigation with documents confirming the origin of the banknotes and gold. The bank also confirmed that Oschadbank had made the corresponding payment.
After an inspection, Hungarian law enforcement officers concluded that the money and gold were not of criminal origin. Investigators also found no signs of money laundering or other offenses.
As a result, the investigation into the employees of the Ukrainian bank was discontinued.
As previously reported, Ukraine returned funds and valuables to Oschadbank, which Hungarian special services seized in March of this year during the detention of Ukrainian collectors.
We remind you that the Hungarian authorities are ready to transfer two confiscated cars from Oschadbank to Ukraine, however, they do not plan to return the funds and gold.
Also follow “Pryamim” on Facebook , X , Telegram , and Instagram.