Moldovan Ombudsman Panko condemned the decision to ban opposition TV channels

“Panko expressed the opinion that the decision of the CoES violates the fundamental rights to freedom of speech and property ... Therefore, the decision of the commission, bypassing the court, violates the principle of separation of powers and the Constitution,” the ombudsman said in an official statement.

Earlier it was reported that the Moldovan authorities suspended the licenses of Primul în Moldova, RTR Moldova, Accent TV, NTV Moldova, TV6 and Orhei TV.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the suspension of licenses for Russian-language channels in Moldova political censorship.

Moldovan journalist Vasily Moiseenko told RT that the media, whose license was revoked, did not cover the information agenda in the country in the way that the authorities would like.