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Al Jazeera
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Tim Gosling

Hungary’s hostage diplomacy: PM Orban frees human traffickers

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a media briefing in Budapest, Hungary [File: Marton Monus/Reuters]

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has established his domination of his country’s politics by whipping up fear of migrants and refugees. But the authoritarian leader has just freed hundreds of convicted human traffickers from jail.

In late May, Hungarian media reports showed prison guards released inmates in Szombathely, a small town just 10km (6.2 miles) from the Austrian border.

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