The Parliament of Ukraine created temporary Commission that will investigate regarding the TV channel " 112. Ukraine ", NewsOne and ZIK. This decision was supported by 278 MPs with the necessary minimum of 226 votes.
All 3 channels belong to Taras Kozak - associate head of political Council of party "Oppositional platform for life" Viktor Medvedchuk.
According to the decree, the aim of the investigation will be " the prevention of monopolization in the sphere of information market complex and the market of television broadcasting, limiting the influence of the Russian Federation in the information space and to counter threats to state security ".
The Commission will have to test the circumstances of the purchase NewsOne, "112 Ukraina" and ZIK and sources of payments and receipts of funds. In addition, the channels suspect in the systematic dissemination of " ideas and theses that seem to have the ability to threaten the interests of national security, defense and territorial integrity of Ukraine ", and equally in the conduct of " information operations aimed at undermining the defense and demoralization of the personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine ".
The head of the investigating Commission became the people's Deputy from the ruling party "servant of the people" Olga Wasilewska-Smaglyuk, her Deputy - the Deputy from "the Voice" Alexander Ustinov. Workplace the Commission is given six months, after which she is required to report.
before the national Council on television and radio broadcasting decided not to renew the licenses of five of the six translated into electronic form of the broadcasters, which includes the structure of the TV channel " 112. Ukraine ", was disbarred by NewsOne, and relatively ZIK appointed an unscheduled inspection.
As stated by Kozak, he was summoned to the SBU for questioning the circumstances of the acquisition " 112. Ukraine ", he also talked about his alleged treason. He later revealed that he was summoned for questioning on three counts: terrorism and its funding and the permission of the proceeds of crime.
in July it was announced that NewsOne is going to hold a teleconference " Russia 1 ". This caused discontent among many Ukrainian politicians and correspondents, the Prosecutor General's office brought an action against TV channel case in the UK about the attempt to commit treason. Because of the threat the canal was forced to abandon their plans.
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