Qatar officials threaten to destroy World Cup TV crew’s camera while live on air
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Qatar officials threaten to destroy World Cup TV crew’s camera while live on air
A Danish TV crew covering the World Cup in Qatar have been issued an apology after officials threatened to destroy their camera.
Reporter Rasmus Tantholdt was live on air for broadcaster TV2 when a golf buggy carrying security staff appeared behind him. One of them waved to the camera while another grabbed a hold of it and covered the lens.
It was at this point Tantholdt ditched his native tongue and started speaking in English, asking: "Sir, you invited the whole world to come here, why can't we film? It's a public place."
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The 49-year-old then showed their press accreditation on his phone, declaring: "We can film anywhere we want." But the officials still wouldn't let them.
It was at that point the threat was made. Tantholdt continued: "You can break the camera. You want to break it? Ok, you break the camera. So you're threatening us by smashing the camera?"
He spoke to Norwegian outlet NRK after the incident and said: "I don't think the message from the top in Qatar has reached all the security guards.
"Therefore, one can argue that there are some who have misunderstood the situation, but at the same time it tells a lot about what it is like in Qatar – that you can be attacked and threatened when you report as a free media."
Tantholdt revealed they'd received an apology from Qatar's international media office and their Supreme Committee, adding: "That's nice enough, but it still tells what country we are in.
"This is not a free and democratic country. My experience after visiting 110 countries in the world is the more you have to hide, the more difficult it is to report from there."
The decision to hand Qatar the World Cup has been criticised since it was announced in 2008 due to the nation's human rights record and anti-LGBTQ+ laws, with the Danish national team making a stand for the tournament.
They last week requested to wear training shirts with a human rights message on, which FIFA denied, while their sponsor Hummel have faded their logos on the side's kit in protest.
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