Orbán launches a harsh attack on Sweden's government, which he claims is "lecturing" Hungary on the rule of law principle.
"At the same time, criminal networks are exploiting Swedish children as murderers, knowing that they will not be convicted", he writes, referring to an article in the German newspaper Die Welt.
Orbán also claims that "284 minors have been arrested for as many murders" in Sweden – figures that are not correct. He further claims that they have been exploited by the "mafia".
The post on X is accompanied by a video where Orbán speaks, interspersed with clips that appear to be from Sweden, but which in several cases seem to have been taken abroad.
This is how a country collapses, every law, all order is broken down. What remains is barbarism, he says in the clip.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) strikes back and responds to the claims on X.
"These are outrageous lies. It's not surprising that they come from the man who is dismantling the principles of the rule of law in his own country. Orbán is desperate ahead of the upcoming Hungarian election", he writes on X.
In the article in Die Welt that Orbán refers to, it is stated that approximately 280 girls between 15 and 17 years old were investigated for murder, manslaughter or other violent crimes last year. It does not appear from the article how the distribution between the crimes looks. It is also not known if the cases are connected to organized crime.
Last year, 92 cases of deadly violence were recorded in Sweden, according to Brå.
Corrected: In an earlier version of the text, an incorrect translation of a crime classification occurred.
