BUDAPEST, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Hungary has summoned Ukraine's ambassador in Budapest after an ethnic Hungarian man reportedly died following an alleged beating by military recruiters in western Ukraine's Transcarpathian region, a senior Hungarian official said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
According to Levente Magyar, parliamentary state secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the man was allegedly captured during a forced conscription operation, beaten with a metal rod, and later died from his injuries.
Ukrainian officials have not issued a public response to the incident. The victim's identity has not been officially confirmed, but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has offered his condolences to the victim's family via his official Facebook account on Thursday.
Hungary has blocked the start of European Union accession talks with Ukraine, citing minority rights concerns and security risks. The Hungarian government has repeatedly criticized what it describes as discriminatory policies against the ethnic Hungarian community in Transcarpathia. Enditem
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