Vodafone, which spends several hundred million forints of ads on TV2 each year, said in a statement that it is against all forms of violence and takes a firm stance in defence of human rights, including women’s rights.

The company called on TV2 to publish its investigation in a transparent.

TV2 has tried to downplay the incident in which a man sexually assaulted a woman, calling it a seduction rather than an assault.

The media authority NMHH will begin an inquiry into the incident, and has 40 days to issue a ruling.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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