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Hungary officials ‘gave Ukrainian forced injection’ after raid on bank vehicles (www.theguardian.com)

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Hungarian security operatives administered a “forced injection” to one of the Ukrainians detained earlier this month during a dramatic raid on bank vehicles carrying gold bars and tens of millions of dollars and euros in cash, sources have told the Guardian.

Hungary’s TEK anti-terrorism police detained seven Ukrainians from the state savings bank, Oschadbank, on 5 March. They were accompanying a convoy of two armoured cars from Vienna to Ukraine, as it transited Hungary in what Kyiv claims was a regular transfer of state funds. Hungarian officials have claimed it was money for the “Ukrainian war mafia”, without giving details.

The men were held for more than 24 hours, much of which they spent blindfolded and in handcuffs, before they were deported to Ukraine. During that time, one of the men – a former employee of Ukraine’s SBU security service – was given the forced injection, security sources in Kyiv said.

The sources added that they believed the injection contained a relaxant that was meant to predispose subjects towards becoming talkative during interrogations. However, the drug reportedly led the man, who is diabetic, to have a hypertensive crisis and lose consciousness. He was eventually taken to hospital.

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[–] gressen@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There would be Champagne corks flying high in Moscow.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How so? Orban is Putins inside man at the top level of the EU.

[–] gressen@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because it would weaken EU and separate one of the members.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago

How so?

One of the main reasons the EU is perceived as weak is the required unanimity on important topics. This is often made impossible or at least very costly by the likes of Orbán who effectively holds the other 95% of the EU hostage. Throwing him out would send a clear signal that one cannot work against the block with no consequences.

The EU has famously lost a member before and survived. On the contrary now look where the UK is heading. Back to the fold it seems. Just this time around there will be far less if any privileges.