NGOs condemn Andrei Nastase's insults to the editor in chief of Prime TV channel
The press NGOs condemn Andrei Nastase's insults to the editor in chief of Prime TV. The media organizations urged the election candidates to be respectful. This appeal was made after the editor in chief of Prime TV and two reporters of some web sited have been assaulted within a press conference. The Center for Independent Journalism, the Center of Journalistic Investigations and other NGOs urge the candidates who run for the parliamentary election to be respectful.
The request was made after Ana Butnariuc, the editor in chief of Prime TV channel was attacked within a press conference of ACUM alliance. The leader of the alliance and a couple of supporters were stressed that the journalists put some uncomfortable questions.
"How can dare you to destroy a press conference?
-I didn't destroy it.
-I listened everything and then I asked a couple of questions."
Within the same conference, Andrei Nastase took Prime TV microphone and gave it to Ana Butnariuc.
"-Can you please tell us what TV channel do you represent?
-Prime TV. Why?
-Can you say what is your name?
-You know my name.
-Mrs.Sandu, can you answer one more question?"
According to the NGOs, Sergiu Mocanu, the leader of Antimafie movement intimidated the Unimedia journalists on Facebook. The politician reacted after the journalists published an article about his belongings.
At the end of January, the supporters of SOR party intimidated nordnews.md web-site.