http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/world/europe/hungarian-journalist-syrian-refugee.html 2016-09-07 15:13:18 Camerawoman Who Tripped Refugees in Hungary Is Charged With ‘Breach of Peace’ Petra Laszlo was filmed appearing to kick a Syrian father who was holding his child, though prosecutors said her actions had not been motivated by bias or racism. === LONDON — A camerawoman who was captured on video kicking and attempting to trip migrants near the Footage The charge, breach of peace, is defined in Hungarian law as antisocial, violent behavior capable of inciting indignation or alarm, and it carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison, unless there are aggravating circumstances. Ms. Laszlo was carrying a camera and wearing a surgical mask in September 2015 when she awkwardly threw out her leg toward a man later identified as According to an indictment released by the chief prosecutor in the county of Csongrad in southern Hungary, however, she failed to make contact and Mr. Mohsen fell as he “wrenched himself out from the grip” of a police officer. The evidence did not suggest that Mr. Laszlo could have caused injury, the indictment said, and there was nothing to indicate that she was motivated by “ethnic considerations” or “by the migrant status of the victims.” Ms. Laszlo apologized after the incident but has maintained that she was used as a tool to vilify Hungary’s attitude toward migrants. She was also immediately fired by her employer, N1TV, a far-right affiliated channel. “We are faced with a modern European folk tale,” she told the weekly It was unclear whether Ms. Laszlo, who has been avoiding publicity since the episode, would appear in court. A date for the trial has not yet been established.