Moldovan media watchdog accused of "political bias"
Corneliu Mihalache, a member of the Audio Visual Council (CCA), a media watchdog, has criticized the policy pursued recently by the CCA, saying that it has turned into parliament's "repressive bludgeon".
Mihalache told a news conference today that CCA chairman Gheorghe Gorincioi and some of council's members have turned into the "mouthpiece of the parliamentary majority".
"Now the CCA fulfils political orders. It has been enough for some MPs of the ruling Alliance for European Integration to speak about the need to close NIT and N4 television channels that the CCA immediately started to monitor them in order to later close them," Mihalache said.
According to him, the CCA refused to allow the Antena C radio station to rebroadcast programmes of Golos Rossii (Russia's Voice) radio station also because of political reasons.
"Other radio operators continue to rebroadcast a large number of Russian and Romanian programmes, while this radio station is not allowed to rebroadcast even an hour of Golos Rossii's programmes," Mihalache said.
"It has already become a norm for the CCA to put legislation into practice selectively and to give preference to certain broadcasters. So, while NIT, Moldova One and N4 are subject to reprisals and unfounded sanctions, ProTV Chisinau and TV7 have been declared ideal, while EUTV and TVC-21 are being paid no attention at all," Mihalache said.
According to him, CCA's actions are "politically biased".
"After the new authorities came to power in Moldova relations between CCA members and its chairman worsened and it has become impossible to work. This proves that the CCA has turned into an instrument of dictatorship," Mihalache added.
Mihalache told a news conference today that CCA chairman Gheorghe Gorincioi and some of council's members have turned into the "mouthpiece of the parliamentary majority".
"Now the CCA fulfils political orders. It has been enough for some MPs of the ruling Alliance for European Integration to speak about the need to close NIT and N4 television channels that the CCA immediately started to monitor them in order to later close them," Mihalache said.
According to him, the CCA refused to allow the Antena C radio station to rebroadcast programmes of Golos Rossii (Russia's Voice) radio station also because of political reasons.
"Other radio operators continue to rebroadcast a large number of Russian and Romanian programmes, while this radio station is not allowed to rebroadcast even an hour of Golos Rossii's programmes," Mihalache said.
"It has already become a norm for the CCA to put legislation into practice selectively and to give preference to certain broadcasters. So, while NIT, Moldova One and N4 are subject to reprisals and unfounded sanctions, ProTV Chisinau and TV7 have been declared ideal, while EUTV and TVC-21 are being paid no attention at all," Mihalache said.
According to him, CCA's actions are "politically biased".
"After the new authorities came to power in Moldova relations between CCA members and its chairman worsened and it has become impossible to work. This proves that the CCA has turned into an instrument of dictatorship," Mihalache added.
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