Hungary: CFWIJ Condemns The Wrongful Conviction Of Journalist Julia Halasz

Julia Halasz, a correspondent for the news website 444, was convicted of criminal defamation charges on May 6. The appellate court in Budapest upheld the earlier verdict of a lower court issued on November 12, 2020. The journalist alleged that a city district councilor, Laszlo Szabo, violently attacked her in May 2017 during event coverage. The journalist was accused of taking unauthorized pictures of the event.