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A proposal initiated by Fidesz parliamentary group leader Máté Kocsis and submitted to parliament by the head of the national security committee was adopted in a fast-track procedure by parliament on Tuesday, with 124 votes in favor, 28 against, and 9 abstentions.
The mandate allows NAV 60 days to unveil the origin, destination, use and goal of the money. It may also retain the seized EUR 35 mln and USD 40 mln cash as well as the 9 pieces of 1 kg gold bars for the duration of the investigation.
Under the new legislation, NAV is also allowed to collect information in a clandestine manner within the framework of a special investigation.
The investigation must shed light on whether some of the money and gold had been used in Hungary, and which persons or organizations may have benefitted from it.
It must also clear up whether “crime, terrorist or political organisations present in Hungary” may have received parts of it, the statement said.
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