[romania_eu_list] SEEMO PROTEST MOLDOVA, 20 September 2006

[SEEMO General E-Mail]

NOTE: This is a targeted e-mail. Information about how to unsubscribe from this mailing list is located at the bottom of this message.   SEEMO PROTEST MOLDOVA   H.E. Vladimir Voronin President of the Republic of Moldova Chisinau, Moldova   Fax: +373 22 237 480   Vienna, 20 September 2006   Your Excellency, The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe, and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is deeply concerned about the recent arrest of the sales director at PRO TV Chisinau. According to information before SEEMO, Ghenadie Braghis, sales director at PRO TV Chisinau, was arrested on 7 September on suspicion of demanding a bribe of US$ 1,000 from a private Moldovan transport company. The bribe was allegedly in exchange for a prime time commercial on PRO TV Chisinau. During his detention, Braghis was denied access to legal counsel.   SEEMO condemns this treatment of an innocent individual who has not been found guilty of any wrongdoing. There is also considerable concern that Braghis’ arrest may be related to the critical reporting of the TV station. With this in mind, we would ask Your Excellency to use your influence on Moldovan officials and institutions to encourage them to respect the legal procedures in police investigations.   SEEMO would also like to remind Your Excellency that an open media environment allowing for the free flow of information, as well as the existence of critical media, is a fundamental principle of any democratic society.   We thank you for your attention.     Yours sincerely,      Oliver Vujovic SEEMO Secretary General ---------------------------------------------------------------------   SEEMO is a regional network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in South East Europe.   **** SEEMO - IPI, Spiegelgasse 2/29, 1010 Vienna, Austria, Tel (SEEMO+HELP LINE): +43 1 513 39 40, Tel (SEEMO): +43 1 512 90 11 11, Fax: +43 1 512 90 15, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Web: http://www.seemo.org   **** This information is sent to you in compliance with the Austrian Telekommunikationsgesetz (TKG §107). If you do not want to receive further mailings, please send an e-mail with "UNSUBSCRIBE" to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  __._,_.___ *** sustineti [romania_eu_list] prin 2% din impozitul pe 2005 - detalii la http://www.doilasuta.ro *** SPONSORED LINKS Nh lake region real estate New hampshire lake region real estate Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___