A few days before the opening of the football world cup in Qatar, a Danish media outlet experienced a tense moment with security elements of the sporting event.
The incident took place in a public place in Doha, when journalist Rasmus Tanthold was making a live broadcast and was interrupted by three men in a golf cart who told him they threatened to destroy his camera if he didn’t stop recording.
through social networks, Tanthold shared the video of the exact moment when the men suddenly arrive to stop the broadcast and cover the camera.
According to the video, the reporter was in the Katara culture zone, which requires special permission from the authorities for entry, and the video shows the reporter identifying himself on his mobile phone.
You invited everyone to come here. Why can’t we record? This is a public place.
Qatar’s International Media Bureau and Supreme Committee apologized for the incident, but the journalist asked if other reporters were going through the same situation.
The decision to award Qatar the host of the 2022 World Cup has been marred by controversy, including allegations of corruption and human rights violations, since it was first announced 12 years ago.
(With information from Christian Granados)
Source: La Neta Neta
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