Claim 699

Telex reported that Csakbereny mayor Laszlo Vecsei used physical force to remove two of its reporters, Nora Siteri and Judit Presinszky, from a March 10, 2026 press event attended by Deputy PM Zsolt Semjen.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Telex reported that Csakbereny mayor Laszlo Vecsei used physical force to remove two of its reporters, Nora Siteri and Judit Presinszky, from a March 10, 2026 press event attended by Deputy PM Zsolt Semjen.
Field: action
Value: mayor used physical force on reporters
About: incident 2026-hungary-mayor-removes-telex-reporters
Source: We filed a complaint after our colleagues were forcibly removed from the Deputy PM's campaign event
Publisher: Telex
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2026-03-12

Quotation from the source

On March 10, László Vécsei, the mayor of Csákberény used physical force to remove two of our colleagues, Nóra Siteri and Judit Presinszky from a press conference and public forum attended by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén.