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The notification signed by Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei calls for “examination of all factual and legal circumstances in terms of ensuring correct information of the public” by Moldova 1, Primul în Moldova, and NTV Moldova between October 5 and October 10. “In particular, we call for emergency control of compliance with and ensuring of impartiality, balance, and the promotion of free formation of opinions, presentation of the main views of different parties, as well as avoidance of any form of discrimination in audiovisual programs of news and debates, information on issues of public interest, as well as political, economic, social, or cultural programs,” the document says.
“We sent a notification to the Broadcasting Council. We asked them to fulfill their duties according to the law, and nothing more. The BC has the obligation to counteract manipulation and disinformation of citizens,” Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei wrote on her Facebook page, where she also attached the document.
Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei told Media Azi that she decided to notify the BC because the televisions concerned broadcast incorrect information about the case of Alexandr Stoianoglo and about the actions of the Government and the Presidency. “The coverage of Alexandr Stoianoglo’s case and the presentation of manipulative, untruthful news that the Government is raising prices, the Government is not doing this, Maia Sandu is doing this. Serious things, in my opinion, and even denigration. (…) If you watched news and debates, only towards the end of the week other opinions and third parties were mentioned. The BC should take its monitoring and surveillance duties seriously,” Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei explained.
The head of the parliamentary commission for the media also asked to be informed “as soon as possible” about the results of the control and the decisions made.
Representatives of the BC confirmed that they had received the notification of the commission.
UPDATE: The Party of Socialists’ MP Adela Răileanu qualified the request of the commission president as “interference” in the activity of the BC. On her Facebook page, she wrote, “As a member of this commission, I do not remember discussing this issue. Moreover, I would not have participated in its discussion, as it is direct interference in the activity of the BC, which is prohibited by law!” She accuses the ruling party of attacking “undesirable press.” “This is what they did with the general prosecutor, and this is what they want to do with unaffiliated media,” Adela Răileanu wrote.
