The head of Lithuania does not consider censorship limiting the broadcasting of Russian TV channels
The head of Lithuania Dalia grybauskait? does not consider the limitation of freedom of expression the intention of the Lithuanian Council for television And radio broadcasting to limit rebroadcast three Russian TV channels.
Relay channels " RTR Planeta " And " NTV Mir " in Lithuania is able to be stopped for a period of up to one year, due to the fact that the Commission saw news coverage of these channels as if the violation of journalistic ethics. Broadcasting " Ren TV Baltic " has the opportunity to be limited to 3 months, if the independent experts will find in the transmission area of confusion " signs of the spread of illegal information.
" Censorship is when the policy indicates that should the Commission (TV And radio). About censorship, you can tell when enacted discriminatory laws, or there is a political or pressure to do things. Then clean the decision of the Commission, exercising its rights And responsibilities. And the solution will only accept the Commission itself, on the basis of his opinion, " grybauskait? said on Wednesday during the annual press conference.
first of Lithuanian Commission on television And radio in court twice suspended the Broadcasting of the First Baltic channel ", rebroadcasting programs of the Russian " First channel ", and for a period of 3 months was suspended relay channels " RTR Planeta " And " NTV Mir ". The reason for this was the transmission that was offered at odds with the official position of Lithuania perspective on historical events in the country And the development of the situation in Ukraine.