Hungarian prosecutors carry out a raid on offices that house data servers used by former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, according to multiple outlets. The actions are carried out as part of an embezzlement investigation, with reports describing prosecutors seizing or taking control of email and communications servers. Bloomberg reports that investigators seize the party’s servers and that an Orbán ally says the servers are used by Fidesz. Other coverage says prosecutors arrive unannounced and raid the party’s data center.
France 24 adds context that Fidesz characterizes the raid as an unexpected action by prosecutors. The same report notes that Hungary’s political landscape is shifting after Prime Minister Peter Magyar’s election landslide victory in April, alongside his push for anti-corruption reforms. Across the reports, the central point remains that prosecutors target data infrastructure linked to Fidesz as part of an alleged financial wrongdoing case, while details beyond the raid and its purpose are limited in the provided summaries.
