Orban accuses Hungarian authorities of ‘witch hunt’ after brother’s arrest

The government of Peter Magyar is trying to establish a one-party system, the former prime minister has said Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed the detention of his younger brother is part of a campaign by the government of Peter Magyar to eliminate political opposition in the country.Aron Orban and three other people were arrested on Monday in a human trafficking case. The 49-year-old businessman, who owns the firearms company Multi Shot, was photographed arriving at a detention center in Budapest on the same day.In September, reports emerged that the former prime minister’s sibling was part of a separate investigation into alleged falsification of paperwork to help Vietnamese workers enter Hungary.In a post on X later on Monday, Viktor Orban, who left office after 16 years in power this May, accused Magyar’s government of going on a “witch hunt.”“I am the real target. My younger brother is simply being used to get to me,” he insisted. According to the former prime minister, the aim of the “dirty political game” played by the authorities is “to eliminate opponents and establish a one-party state.”Orban also suggested that his brother’s detention was an attemp...