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The camera operator for a Hungarian nationalist television channel who was filmed kicking two refugee children and tripping up a man near the border village of Röszke on Tuesday is facing a criminal investigation. The camera operator for a Hungarian nationalist television channel who was filmed kicking two refugee children and tripping up a man near the border village of Röszke is facing a criminal investigation.
Hungarian prosecutors said a criminal case for breach of the peace has been opened against Petra László of N1TV, an internet-based channel closely linked to Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party.Hungarian prosecutors said a criminal case for breach of the peace has been opened against Petra László of N1TV, an internet-based channel closely linked to Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party.
In the footage, which sparked global outrage, László was seen tripping up a man sprinting with a child in his arms, as well as kicking a young girl and boy. The incident occurred as hundreds of migrants broke through a police line at a collection point close to the Serbian border where thousands have been crossing each day for the past month. In the footage, which sparked global outrage, László was seen tripping up a man sprinting with a child in his arms, as well as kicking a young girl and boy. The incident occurred on Tuesday as hundreds of migrants broke through a police line at a collection point close to the Serbian border where thousands have been crossing each day for the past month.
Opposition parties Együtt-PM and the Democratic Coalition said that they would initiate charges of “violence against a member of the community”, which is punishable by up to five years in prison, against László. The opposition parties Együtt-PM and the Democratic Coalition said that they would initiate charges of “violence against a member of the community”, which is punishable by up to five years in prison, against László.
“In the course of the investigation, the authorities will also examine if more serious crimes ... can be established,” Sandor Toro, the deputy chief prosecutor of Csongrad county, said. “In the course of the investigation, the authorities will also examine if more serious crimes ... can be established,” Sandor Toro, the deputy chief prosecutor of Csongrád county, said.
It emerged on Tuesday that László had been dismissed from her job due to “unacceptable behaviour”. N1TV’s editor-in-chief, Szabolcs Kisberk, said in a statement posted on the station’s website: “The camerawoman’s employment has today been terminated with immediate effect, the case is now closed for us.”It emerged on Tuesday that László had been dismissed from her job due to “unacceptable behaviour”. N1TV’s editor-in-chief, Szabolcs Kisberk, said in a statement posted on the station’s website: “The camerawoman’s employment has today been terminated with immediate effect, the case is now closed for us.”
As well as speeches made by the Jobbik leader Gábor Vona, N1TV’s website contains articles with such headlines as “migrants have swarmed all over the shops” and “Guantánamo = Hungary?” As well as speeches made by the Jobbik leader, Gábor Vona, N1TV’s website contains articles with such headlines as “migrants have swarmed all over the shops” and “Guantánamo = Hungary?”
Aniko Bakonyi of human rights group Hungarian Helsinki Committee called the images “shocking”. “You’re part of a news agency. With your hand you’re shooting and with your leg you’re hurting someone else,” he said. Aniko Bakonyi, of the human rights group Hungarian Helsinki Committee, called the images “shocking”.
“You’re part of a news agency. With your hand you’re shooting and with your leg you’re hurting someone else,” he said.
A “Wall of Shame” page on Facebook featuring pictures, videos and commentaries linked to the incident involving László has also generated more than 30,000 likes. “You are a disgrace to your profession,” one user wrote.A “Wall of Shame” page on Facebook featuring pictures, videos and commentaries linked to the incident involving László has also generated more than 30,000 likes. “You are a disgrace to your profession,” one user wrote.
László is yet to make a public comment regarding the incident. László has yet to make a public comment regarding the incident.