Border fence near the Hungarian town of Röszke | Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images Hungary’s system to prevent migrant torture dubbed ‘ineffective’ Government rejects allegations, calling them ‘political’ rather than ‘professional.’

Hungary’s system for preventing the ill-treatment of migrants is "ineffective," according to a report by an anti-torture group.

The report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) was released Tuesday and is based on research carried out in October 2017 at the Hungary-Serbia border, near the Hungarian towns of Röszke and Tompa.

"According to the Hungarian authorities, a procedure has been put in place in order to prevent ill-treatment and to protect police officers against unfounded allegations of ill-treatment," the report concluded, adding that the committee believes "the system currently in place is ineffective."

"The CPT further considers that the deployment of foreign police officers provided by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) cannot be regarded as a safeguard against ill-treatment, given their participation in a limited number of patrols and their absence on the 'front line' close to the border fence," the report adds.

The CPT is an independent monitoring body of the Council of Europe.

Despite no formal allegations "of ill-treatment by staff in any of the establishments visited" the report's authors found "a significant number of foreign nationals interviewed ... alleged that they had been physically ill-treated by Hungarian police officers in the context of their apprehension."

The report further claimed "a number of foreign nationals met by the delegation displayed recent traumatic injuries which, in the view of the delegation’s doctor, were consistent with their allegations of ill-treatment."

The Hungarian government rejected the allegations, calling them "political [rather] than professional," Germany's Welt reported. The government in Budapest questioned the validity of the report as well as the credibility of the delegation’s doctor.