Hungary recovers $20 million cash in probe of Orban minister

FILE PHOTO: Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar takes part in the leaders panel on the opening day of Bled Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic/File Photo

BUDAPEST, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Hungarian authorities ⁠have recovered nearly $20 million in cash, some buried in forests or hidden in ⁠farm buildings and warehouses, in a bribery probe into Miklos Sesztak, a minister ‌under former right-wing leader Viktor Orban.

Prime Minister Peter Magyar ousted nationalist Orban after 16 years in power in an April election, pledging to mend ties with the European Union, marred by years of conflict under ​Orban, and to launch a sweeping anti-corruption drive into allegations ⁠of graft.