The investigating judge of the Szekszárd District Court has ordered the arrest of a man who, according to well-founded suspicion, was preparing to kill the prime minister of Hungary and other people, Feol reports.
The portal cites a statement from the Tolna County Prosecutor’s Office, which found that the 44-year-old Tolna County man posted two videos on a social media platform in which he pledged to commit murder against Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary, and other individuals.
The investigating authorities seized a tool capable of taking human life at the man’s residence, according to Magyar Nemzet.
The National Investigation Bureau questioned the man as a suspect on reasonable suspicion of the crime of preparation for murder, a crime punishable by one to five years in prison.
Taking into account the nature of the crime, the interests of the investigation, and the personal circumstances of the suspect, the Prosecutor General’s Office filed a motion to arrest the suspect. The investigating judge of the district court granted the prosecutor’s motion and ordered the suspect’s arrest for one month due to the risk of recidivism.
Following the assassination attempt of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in 2024, Orbán spoke about the threats to his own life.
“When Robert Fico was shot, I thought of him. From then on, we prayed a lot for my friend’s recovery, but at that time I wondered whether he was a lone assassin or if some organization was behind the act,” said Orbán during his interview with Czech XTV, adding that “if it was an organization, then all of us who are now on the side of peace and arguing for peace are in greater danger.”
The Hungarian prime minister noted that many of the reactions were either subdued, made excuses for the killing, or were outright joyous.
“I’ve been watching the reactions ever since, and they worry us no less than the assassination itself; hate flows online without legal boundaries,” he said.
Orbán also pointed out that Hungary is “a free country, politicians can move freely, sometimes I drive my car myself. It is strange for us to feed the fear that an assassination may take place on a daily basis. Budapest is a safe city.”
In general, regarding potentially being assassinated, Orbán said: “I don’t think about it.”
Orbán has long faced various threats to his life, including being added to an ultra-nationalist Ukrainian kill list.
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