02 November 2009, 19:00
South Ossetia to suppress broadcasting of Radio Liberty in its territory
As stated by Georgiy Kabisov, Chairman of the State Committee for Information, Post and Mass Communications of South Ossetia, the broadcasting of Radio Liberty in the territory of the Republic of South Ossetia is illegal and a sort of an information provocation.
Starting from November 2, the Radio Liberty decided to put its programme "Echo of the Caucasus" on air in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. According to Mr Kabisov, the authorities of South Ossetia did not receive any applications from the managers of Radio Liberty asking to allow broadcasting in the territory of the republic; consequently, the broadcasting will be suppressed, as reported by the IA "Res".
On the other hand, as reported by the "GHN", in the opinion of Irina Gagloeva, Acting Minister of the Press and Mass Communications of South Ossetia, the Radio Liberty is a serious mass medium, cooperation with which is quite possible.
