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Formerly Convicted Human Trafficker Involved in Serious Accident in Budapest

The Moldovan suspect should not have been in Hungary at the time of the incident, raising questions about legal enforcement and border control.
A 23-year-old Moldovan man, who last year was convicted of human trafficking, caused a serious traffic accident in Budapest on a recent Sunday evening, as reported by _Blikk_.

According to sources, the Debrecen Regional Court confirmed that the individual in question had been convicted for similar offenses only the previous year.

In November 2023, the Hajdúböszörmény District Court sentenced the man, who had confessed to human trafficking, to a term of three years and ten months in prison, alongside a ban from entering Hungary for seven years and eight months.

This verdict was accepted by both the prosecution and the defense, thus making it legally binding.

However, despite being ineligible for parole, the Moldovan national was reportedly released due to reintegration measures prompted by the current state of emergency regulations.

These Hungarian laws, introduced to address the humanitarian crisis stemming from the conflict in Ukraine, stipulate that a decision on reintegration custody for traffickers must be made within 15 days.

Once this custody begins, the individual is expected to leave Hungary within 72 hours.

It remains unclear when exactly the man was released or if he complied with the order to leave the country.

What is certain, based on his standing expulsion order, is that he should not have been in Budapest at the time of the accident.

Information obtained by _Blikk_ indicates that the Moldovan was involved with an international criminal syndicate and engaged in assisting illegal border crossings for financial gain.

During a previous incident in March 2024, he was apprehended attempting to transport Nepalese citizens for further passage to Western Europe.

When confronted by patrol officers in Nyíradony, he fled the scene, leaving his passengers behind on the M35 motorway, before his eventual capture in Budapest a few days later.

In the recent Sunday incident, he again fled from a police check, resulting in his car crashing into another vehicle waiting at a red light.

He left the scene without checking for injuries to the seven occupants of the other car, two of whom sustained serious injuries.

Police investigations have been aided by a key labeled '106' found at the scene, which commentators linked to a local hotel.

Searches of the relevant room have, according to police sources, yielded further insights into the investigation.

This incident raises significant concerns about the efficacy of current enforcement procedures and the challenges in implementing border controls amidst shifting legal landscapes due to regional crises.
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