FIFA World Cup: Qatar World Cup LIVE – Qatar barely stays away from controversy. The host country for the FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign found themselves in a bit of a bother when Qatar Supreme Committee had to apologize to a Danish Broadcaster after their journalist was Threatened by FIFA WC Security Staff. In a viral video on social media, the security was seen threatening Danish media personnel to break his camera, thereby not allowing him to film the country. Follow FIFA World Cup LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN & FIFA WC LIVE Streaming with Jio Cinemas
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Amidst the quarrel, the Danish media personnel Rasmus Tantholdt showcased his media accreditation. “You have invited the whole world here. Why can’t we film? It is a public place,” he said.
Even after showing his accreditation and reassuring that he has permission to film, the security guards continued their threats. The security claimed that if they didn’t stop filming then their cameras would be broken.
“You can break the camera. You want to break it? Go ahead. You’re threatening us by breaking the camera,” said Rasmus Tantholdt.
We now got an apology from Qatar International Media Office and from Qatar Supreme Commitee.
This is what happened when we were broadcasting live for @tv2nyhederne from a roundabout today in Doha. But will it happen to other media as well? #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 pic.twitter.com/NSJj50kLql— Rasmus Tantholdt TV2 (@RasmusTantholdt) November 15, 2022
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Rasmus Tantholdt later claimed that an apology has been issued to him by the delegates of the Qatar Supreme Committee. “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. There it is that you can be attacked and threatened when you report as a free media.”
“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,” claimed Rasmus Tantholdt.
This however isn’t the first time that journalists and media personnel are obstructed in Qatar. Now with the FIFA World Cup on the horizon, these incidents surely bring a bad name for the hosts.
