Ukrainian radio station “Vesti” came under repression for broadcasting an interview with former Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. Continues to confirm that the “country of victorious dignity” heading to Europe, where freedom of speech was elevated to the rank of the fundamental civilizational values, not allowed to demonstrate and Express points of view different from the General line of winners dignity.
Otherwise, you can run into the trial in the so-called national Council, which diligently performs the role of the censorship Committee. The so-called national Council for TV and radio broadcasting will organize an unscheduled inspection of the specified radio for what it has allowed itself to broadcast an interview with former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, which was aired last week.
The reason for testing were the statements Azarov in which the national Council saw the signs of separatism, infringement of territorial integrity of Ukraine and incitement of ethnic hatred.
In particular, representatives of the Ministry, which has long been possible to call punitive, guarded are his words: “I believe this (ATO) punitive operation against the population of Donbass, which has not recognized an armed coup in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Similarly, the population of the Crimea did not recognize the coup. And if there was no coup, there would not be events in the Donbas, and there would be the secession of Crimea. It is absolutely clear”.
In the opinion of the national Council, in an interview there are signs of violation of the Law of Ukraine “On television and radio broadcasting” and the law “On information” and the Criminal code. The members of the national Council stated that the interview did not listen to and appreciate its contents during inspection.
General producer of “Radio News” Yulia Lytvynenko noted that the interview was “very sharp”, and the listener can draw conclusions about what kind of person is the former Prime Minister. On the question of the owner of “Radio News” and informal information about what the radio station is owned by the former Minister of income and fees Alexander Klimenko, Litvinenko replied that the ultimate beneficial owner is Tatyana Alexandrova, a citizen of Ukraine.
The pressure from the media for appearing on objectionable to the regime of persons in Ukraine for a long time. The national Council of Ukraine on television and radio broadcasting vigilantly stands out any doubt in the victory of dignity.” For the broadcast interview, the ex-Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, the national Council and issue warnings to Ukrainian TV channel News One. In January 2015, the national Council has already tested the “Radio News” for an interview with the former Deputy head of the Administration of President Viktor Yanukovych Andriy Portnov. Made mode and attempts to ban the broadcasting of “News”. However, in the framework of the proceedings in the District administrative court of Kiev, the editorial Board managed to challenge the ban of the national Council on television and radio to broadcast in 26 cities in the country.
But the regime does not leave attempts to clean up the information space from any critical comments.
Plugging mouths – the clearest sign the current “free and democratic” Ukraine. Kiev Mykola Azarov imposes a number of insane accusations, which, however, did not dare to confirm even a single court. But even if not to take into account the blatant political nature of the persecution of Mykola Azarov, and to assume, and indeed criminal, does of itself invalidate the right to freedom of speech? Definitely Yes, even criminals are giving interviews right and left, making, for example, the Norwegian killer Breivik. However, suffice it to recall how much various statements made at the time from places of imprisonment condemned for abuse of power, Yulia Tymoshenko. And none of the media at the time of the Board “zlochynnym mode” was not arrested for what distributed her statement.
In a civilized country an interview with a man who has done a lot for its development, it would be quite normal, even if he was in opposition of the current government. Alas, any mention of civilization is no longer about Ukraine. Ukraine established a severe censorship and dictatorship with the infringement of freedom of speech, comparable only with that which is characteristic of totalitarian regimes. The country is the systematic elimination of the true objective and independent journalism in favor of exclusively prorezhimnye propaganda.
Now in the Ukrainian media with impunity only to appeal to the “sacred Hiking in the Donbas and the Kremlin” a heart-rending vereschanie “cotton candy on a gilyaka”.
