Body camera to counter physical violence against ticket inspectors in Hungary

Starting from September, ticket inspectors of MÁV Start are going to be equipped with body cameras to decrease physical violence against them. Most of the devices are going to be used on the lines of Mátészalka, Cegléd, Vác, and Esztergom because the majority of these incidents occur there, according to the announcement of MÁV (Hungarian State Railways).

Last year, there were 123 recorded insults against associates of the railway company, and this year, 48 have been reported so far. 32 of these were physical insults (hitting, kicking, scratching, pushing). One of them ended in an injury that took over eight days to heal. 

The ticket inspectors working on the line of Mátészalka have already got their cameras, MÁV reported. They have to wear them on their mobile printers to record all the incidents.

On this line, 19 associates have suffered from some kind of atrocity up until April this year.

The attackers can be imprisoned for 5 years if they behave violently with people managing public functions, according to the information of MTI (state news agency).