The national television Moldova 1 launched an Appeal expressing its disagreement with the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and the Platform for Dignity and Truth (PPDA) to discredit and defame the image of national television through aggressive press actions and interference in editorial policy.
 
The appeal mentions that the TV station team has been the target of unfounded allegations since the launch of the PPDA protests.

"Things resurfaced on September 17, as part of the protest that took place in front of Moldova 1 television. The PPDA and PAS leaders promoted slanderous, aggressive messages and lacking a factual basis. The television director's attempts to establish a dialogue with the leaders PAS and PPDA have failed because protest leaders have not allowed him to express his point of view, "it says in the appeal, writes trm.md.

Moreover, the appeal also states that the protesters did not summarize the voicing and forwarding of the claims, but verbally attacked both the leadership of the television and the shooting teams that were doing their job.

In this context, Moldova 1 appeals to international institutions and media NGOs to take a stand on pressures on public television.
 
See HERE the full text of the appeal.

Today, at a press conference, the PAS and PPDA leaders reiterated that they were urging the Moldova 1 to give the opposition one hour of broadcasting per week. They also said that if public television did not come up with a response by Friday or would come up with a negative answer, the two parties reserve the right to resume the protests on Sunday.

The call was handed over to the following institutions:

The EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova;

US Embassy in the Republic of Moldova;

Embassy of Great Britain in the Republic of Moldova;

The German Embassy in the Republic of Moldova;

The Embassy of France in the Republic of Moldova;

Swedish Embassy in the Republic of Moldova;

The Embassy of Romania in the Republic of Moldova;

Embassy of Poland in the Republic of Moldova;

The Czech Embassy in the Republic of Moldova;

Embassy of Estonia in the Republic of Moldova;

Embassy of Lithuania in the Republic of Moldova;

The Embassy of Italy in the Republic of Moldova;

OSCE Mission to the Republic of Moldova;

UNDP Moldova;

The Council of Europe;

Center for Independent Journalism (CJI);

Association of Independent Press (API);

Press Council;

Moldovan Free Press Association (APEL);

Internews;

Resource Center for Human Rights (CREDO);

Access INFO;

Committee on Freedom of the Press.