"Extremely afraid of the word "A1+""
HHK (Republican Party of Armenia) MP Eduard Sharmazanov was surprised to receive a call from "A1+" telling him that the NCTR had deprived "A1+" of airtime.
"Did they already deprive airtime? When did it happen?" was his response. "I have always said and have even said it during one of your programs that I am in favor of having the commission make an impartial and professional decision," added Sharmazanov.
Today, for the 13th time, the National Commission on Television and Radio deprived "A1+" of the opportunity to be back on air.
All members of the NCTR, except for one, gave "A1+"'s proposal package a score of 0, while "A1+"'s opponent "ArmNews" received a score of 6.
Head of the "Heritage" faction Stepan Safaryan told "A1+" that the members of the NCTR should receive the "0"s and "2"s as officials and citizens of Armenia.
"It is already clear that these people are extremely afraid of free speech and the word "A1+"," said Safaryan.
Let us remind that "A1+" has been deprived of airtime since April 2, 2002.
