Media group Ukraine " asks Poroshenko not threaten freedom of speech

Media group Ukraine " told about the threat to the independence of the Ukrainian media from the government. About this organization's staff wrote to the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and other political figures, in which he expressed concern at the threat to the independence of the Ukrainian media.

According to the workers, " Ukraine ", most bills are proposed by the people's deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, " putting at risk the independence of the media ", " conflict As the norms of international law and generally accepted European standards ".

"As our colleagues in the media market, we are confident that together with these bills on the agenda of the Verkhovna Rada on 3 February 2015 will be submitted the question of the existence in Ukraine of freedom of speech As such and legal country ".

The authors of the letters remind the Ukrainian government, which have been obtained rationale why rules, where Ukraine is now, it is inappropriate to regulate military or emergency situation ". Because of this, the adoption of the draft laws, allowing the National Council on television and radio to approve regulatory documents concerning the activities of the media in Ukraine without a court order, would be " a mistake with serious consequences."

first of requirements to abandon censorship in the Ukrainian media were made by the management of the TV channel " inter ". New year's eve "inter" broadcast transmission with the participation of Russian artists, openly supporting Russia's position in the Ukrainian crisis. Because of this, the Secretary of the Council of national security and defence (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov asked in a persistent form to deprive TV license. Ukrainian culture Minister Vyacheslav Kyrylenko said that he would propose to the government to stop broadcasting TV channels with such performances, his position was supported by the Minister informality Yuriy stets.


sections: Politics