A “forgery TV-channel” may appear on the airwaves instead of the Crimean Tatar TV-channel ATR from April 1. The deputy director general of ATR Lilya Budzhurova announced that during the talk-show Gravity on March 26, 2015.
“Some organization records all the broadcasting of ATR to air these records instead of legal picture of ATR after we stop our broadcast on April 1,” Budzhurova explained referring to insider information.
The deputy direct general thanked everyone, who support the TV-channel, and emphasized that closure of ATR will be a tragedy for Crimean Tatars.
“Don’t shoot in the soul of the whole nation. Don’t kill ATR!” with these words Lilya Budzhurova finished the program.
According to the current legislation, term of reregistration of the Crimean media expires on April 1, 2015. However, TV-channels Lyale, ATR, and radio channel Meydan haven’t undergone the bureaucratic procedure yet, a couple of times they were returned their documents without consideration each time referring to new “mistakes”.
As a reminder, the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights and the initiative group of “International committee on Crimean Tatar mass media protection” spoke in support of the TV-channel. A marathon “Don’t kill ATR!” has been held on the airwaves of ATR since March 25.
