Yerkir Media was fined AMD 400,000: Commission

ArmInfo. On July 7, a meeting of the Commission on Television and Radio Broadcasting was held, on the agenda of which were two issues related to determining the date of  the competition for slots in the Public Multiplex and taking  administrative action against the Husaber company, which owns the  Yerkir Media TV company.

The Commission, in the course of exercising its supervisory functions  assigned by the Law "On Audiovisual Mass Media", based on the results  of control over the activities of the "Yerkir-Media" TV company,  recorded manifestations of profanity. As part of the administrative  proceedings, the company indicated in its written explanation that  the violations indicated in the protocol, that is, swearing, were  heard during the live broadcast of the "Yerkir Media" program. The  journalist who worked on the spot objectively did not have the  opportunity to prevent, or to warn the offender about the  inadmissibility of the act. It should be noted that Yerkir-Media also  showed the "Corruption 2: Revenge" film directed by Gor Vardanyan,  containing footage that belittles and discredits universal human  values, in particular, mockery of the Armenian Apostolic Church and  the cross, a symbol of the Christian faith and Jesus Christ.

The Commission, having studied the materials and facts obtained in  the course of the administrative proceedings, states that on the air  of the Yerkir Media TV and radio broadcasting company, the program  entitled "Protests Continue in Yerevan and the Regions" contained  swear words, while there are shots in the "Corruption 2: Revenge"  movie that degrade and discredit universal values. Taking into  account the abovementioned, the Commission fined the TV company in  the amount of four hundred minimum wages (400 thousand drams).

The Commission also decided on June 15 to resume the competition for  a license to use slots in the public multiplex, during which  participants will be selected, and the winner will be determined by  rating voting.