A Hungarian court on Wednesday ordered one month of pretrial detention for Áron Orbán, brother of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as part of an investigation into migrant smuggling.

Áron Orbán and three other people were detained on Monday in a joint operation by the National Investigation Bureau (NNI) and the National Asset Recovery and Protection Agency (NVVH), an anti-corruption body set up by Péter Magyar's government. They are accused of helping more than 100 Vietnamese nationals obtain visas in 2024, charging them a recruitment commission. The NVVH suspects influence peddling, while the NNI investigates people smuggling. Viktor Orbán reacted on Monday by accusing the government of seeking to eliminate political opponents: “I am the target, my brother is just a tool.”