The CNA decided on Wednesday, March 26, the elimination from the YouTube platform of a video with a comment by journalist Marius Tucă, entitled “Democracy was trampled.”
Crin Antonescu Photo: Mediafax
The candidate of the PSD-PNL-UDMR coalition in the presidential elections, Crin Antonescu, harshly criticizing the CNA decision, which decided on March 26 to eliminate from the YouTube platform of a video with a commentary of journalist Marius Tucă, entitled “Democracy was trampled.”
“I am not the fan of Marius Tucă’s shows. I don’t have to, he is a journalist, I am a politician. But I am a liberal. And that means that I defend the freedom of expression, even when I do not agree with what is said.
When the state institutions become sticks with which we hit our opponents, we no longer wonder that people no longer trust anyone. This is how the extremists appear, this is how society breaks.
The European Union wants to regulate the Internet through DSA. Good. But let’s be careful: between regulation and censorship, a fine border. As president, I will raise this topic in the European public debate. Freedom does not defend itself ”, wrote Crin Antonescu on his Facebook page.
For his part, Apador-CH wrote to the Culture Commissions in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, following the decision to censure an opinion material broadcast online, demanding the withdrawal from the CNA member of the Ciolacu Government representative, because he demonstrated that he does not have the necessary knowledge to the exercise of this function.
“APADOR-CH believes that this decision is wrong, as the opinion cannot be judged in the false true binomial, being a value judgment, a subjective appreciation. In addition it also had a reasonable factual basis, as the BEC decision has been a surprising premiere, in the last 35 years, and has been challenged by a relevant party, who says that it does not fall into the duties of a journalist “contradicting” the state institutions, it is professionally incapable of holding such a position and that is why it has asked the Parliament with its immediate withdrawal. For Mr. Bănescu, but also for the other CNA members who voted for the censorship of a journalist, we mention some ECHR regulations, included in the “Guide on Art. 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights”, saying that the criticism of public authorities/institutions and their decisions is not forbidden, but even encouraged, as a democratic society. This principle is even more pronounced, when it comes to the role of the press, the “guard dog” of the democratic society “,
shows APADOR-CH.
In the video out of YouTube, the journalist qualifies straight “Status” The decision of the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) not to allow Călin Georgescu’s candidacy for the presidential elections in May.
The CNA considered that this content violates Article 3, paragraph 2 of the audiovisual law, which stipulates that media service providers have the obligation to ensure the objective information of the public through a correct presentation of the facts and events, favoring the free formation of opinions.
