# ECHR opens cases against Hungary over detention of Ukrainian bank staff

https://mins.news/en/item/101389

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-15 12:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/echr-opens-proceedings-over-detention-torture-of-ukrainian-bank-staff-in-hungary/

> The European Court of Human Rights has opened proceedings in six cases against Hungary concerning Ukrainian Oschadbank employees who allege they were tortured and unlawfully detained in the spring. Seven staff members were detained on suspicion of money laundering and released the next day; the cash and gold were returned to Ukraine in May.