Hungarian Police Detain Fifth Suspect for Migrant Deaths in Truck
Hungarian police said on Sunday they had arrested a fifth suspect, a Bulgarian citizen, in connection with the deaths of 71 migrants whose bodies were found in a truck in Austria last week, Reuters reported.
The authorities have are trying to tackle human trafficking in Hungary as an unprecedented number of people from the Middle East and Africa fleeing violence and poverty try to reach Europe. Hundreds have died crossing the Mediterranean on rickety boats so far this year.
Three Bulgarians and one Afghan citizen are already under arrest pending an investigation in Hungary. They face up to 16 years in prison for trafficking in Hungary plus murder charges in Austria.
The Bulgarian man was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, police said in a statement.
No further details were immediately available.
Human trafficking cases are multiplying. Another truckload of refugees, including three children, narrowly escaped death when they were discovered in Austria on Saturday.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius accused eastern European states, notably Hungary, on Sunday of a "scandalous" policy towards refugees going against the values of the European Union, while British Interior Minister Theresa May said Europe's borderless system was exacerbating a migrant crisis and demanded tighter European Union rules on free movement.
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