Hungarian camerawoman who kicked migrants is acquitted
Hungarian camerawoman who kicked migrants is acquitted
Hungary's supreme court has acquitted a camerawoman who was filmed tripping and kicking migrants at the border in 2015.

Petra Laszlo had been sentenced to three years' probation for her actions by a lower court.

But the country's top court ruled on Tuesday that she should have been charged with a misdemeanour not a criminal offence, and cleared her.

It said that her actions - which attracted international attention - were "morally incorrect and illicit".

But, it said, with reference to the "disturbance", her actions were not severe enough to be classed as criminal.

In the incident at the Hungary-Serbia border in September 2015, migrants and refugees had broken through a police barrier.

In footage from the scene, Ms Laszlo appeared to kick a young girl and trip up a father carrying a small boy.

At the time, large numbers of people, many fleeing violence in the Middle East, were trying to reach western Europe via countries such as Hungary.

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Record Date : 31.10.2018
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