Dozhd fired journalist Alexei Korostelev for a phrase about helping Russian soldiers
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The leadership of the Dozhd TV channel (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) fired the host Alexei Korostelev. The day before, on December 1, on the air of Dozhd, in the episode of the Here and Now program, he said: “We hope that we were able to help many military personnel, including, for example, with equipment and with simply basic amenities at the front.”
“We have decided to terminate cooperation with Alexei Korostelev from today. This is a very difficult decision for us, but Dozhd’s leadership considers it the only true and possible one,” Ekaterina Kotrikadze, head of the TV channel’s information service (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation), said on the air of Dozhd.
Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of the TV channel (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) refuted the words spoken by Alexei Korostelev, stating that “Rain” “did not, is not engaged and will not be engaged in assistance with the equipment of the Russian army at the front or beyond.” “Since the phrase heard on the air misleads our viewers, we have decided to immediately remove it from the replays and from the recording of the air,” he added.
Ivars Abolins, chairman of the National Council for Electronic Media (NEPLP) of Latvia, said that an administrative offense case had been initiated for information about possible support for the Russian army against Dozhd. In addition, the council fined the TV channel €10,000 for broadcasting images of Crimea as part of Russia and calling the Russian army “our army.”
According to mister Abolins, it is the second offense of “Rain” for last months. In accordance with the rules of the council, for three violations, the NEPLP can revoke a TV channel’s broadcasting license. What was the first violation of the “Rain”, the head of the council did not specify.
Roskomnadzor blocked Dozhd on March 1. Prosecutor General’s Office thinksthat the channel poses a threat to the constitutional order of Russia. Court explained blocking by the fact that “Dozhd” “purposefully and systematically” disseminated false information about the Russian military operation in Ukraine. March 3 “Rain” stopped work in the Russian Federation. On June 6, NEPLP gave Dozhd permission to broadcast from Latvia.
Read more about blocking the channel – in the publication “Kommersant” “Blocks poured” Rain “”.
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