Fidesz files complaint over interview with 11-year-old child

The Hungarian political party Fidesz has lodged a formal complaint concerning an interview conducted by Péter Magyar with an 11-year-old child. Fidesz alleges that the interview constitutes endangerment of a minor, citing the child's subsequent week-long psychiatric hospitalization as evidence of potential harm to their mental and emotional development.

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The minor's endangerment is also likely: the sequence of events could have endangered the child's intellectual, emotional, and mental development, proof of which is that the boy was admitted to psychiatric care for a week afterward.

Further accusations include failure to provide aid, as the child, reportedly under the influence of drugs, did not receive medical attention. Fidesz also claims Magyar committed misuse of personal data by conducting the interview without the guardian's knowledge or consent, and by offering gifts in exchange for the interview.

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Failure to provide aid may have occurred because, based on the information so far, the drugged child did not receive medical attention.

Fidesz highlighted aggravating factors in their complaint, including the child's health condition, the alleged use of the interview for campaign purposes, and the involvement of Magyar and Kriszta Bódis. The party emphasized that Magyar, as a lawyer, should have understood the legal ramifications of his actions. They also noted Bódis's public standing as a child protection advocate, suggesting hypocrisy.

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The crime of coercion may have been committed when gifts were given in exchange for the interview. Furthermore, the fact that the interview took place without the guardian's knowledge and permission constitutes misuse of personal data.

During a press conference, Fidesz representative Barbara Hegedűs stated that their inquiries about the matter, even within parliament, have gone unanswered. She characterized Magyar's responses to these questions as nothing more than "slanderous, personal attacks."

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Péter Magyar is a lawyer, so he should have known what he was doing, and they say about Kriszta Bódis that today she is the number one child protector in the country.