Hungarian authorities detain former central bank governor György Matolcsy, a longtime ally of Viktor Orbán, as part of fraud and corruption investigations. Multiple outlets say he is arrested or taken into custody along with other people, as police and prosecutors examine alleged misuse of public funds tied to figures from the Orbán era.

Several reports link the move to the current government’s crackdown on alleged corruption and financial abuses involving former officials and their networks. Euronews adds detail that the investigation centres on the central bank’s foundations, which it says managed more than €1 billion in public funds, and reports that Matolcsy denies wrongdoing. Bloomberg notes the detention is based on reporting by Telex and cites Matolcsy’s lawyer.

While all sources describe the detention and the existence of a fraud probe, they differ in emphasis—some lead with the government’s broader anti-corruption efforts, others focus on Matolcsy’s role, the scope of arrests, or specific institutional details about the central bank’s foundations.