Kossuth Prize-Winning Photographer Péter Korniss Admitted that He Was Recruited by State Security
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He recruited Hungary's first Kossuth Prize-winning photographer as a university student in 1957 as a state security agent.
As with many such sad stories, the picture is not black and white.
He told Válasz Online that he signed up for state security at the age of 19 after being threatened with prison. He handed in his reports hidden in newspaper, then kept quiet about what happened for decades.
Kossuth Award-winning photographer Péter Korniss spoke about his past in the state security network and his recruitment before the release of the six-card photos.
He says he was forced to cooperate at the age of 19, after being arrested and threatened with prison.
Before the release of the state security documents, he decided to talk about his past as an agent between 1957 and 1966.
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