Two Hungarian opposition MPs were forcibly removed from the offices of state-run broadcaster MTVA on Monday morning after demanding their five-point petition be read on-air.
The two politicians were among a group of opposition MPs who stayed overnight at the MTVA headquarters to ensure a recording of their petition would be broadcast.
However, MTVA said in a statement that it had filed a complaint with police after the MPs repeatedly ignored warnings from security about entering blocked areas, harassed employees and tried to blackmail the broadcaster.
“In the morning, the lawmakers again tried to enter the work areas,” the statement read. “They regularly harassed the staff of MTVA, and they chased the workers along the corridors to work.”
“Opposition politicians tried to blackmail MTVA that if they did not meet their wishes, thousands of angry people would ‘come in’ from the street.”
Referring specifically to the two MPs, Bernadett Szél and Ákos Hadházy, that were forcibly removed from the building, MTVA said Hadházy had tried to enter sealed off working areas despite repeated warnings. He was “removed together with Bernadett Szél,” the statement added.
Source: EN
