Skopje, 21 November 2016 – Based on the written reports on monitoring the coverage of the elections by 22 programming services in the period 21-30 November 2016, the Ad-hoc Committee for Observing Media Coverage submitted Action Proposals to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services.
The Ad Hoc Committee submitted proposals to initiate misdemeanour procedures, upon which the court would pronounce misdemeanor sanctions in the form of fines, against TV Nova DOOEL Skopje, and TV Sitel DOOEL Skopje, for violating Article 75, Paragraphs 1 and 2, and Article 75-a, Paragraph 1, Point 6, and Paragraph 2, of the Electoral Code.
The Ad Hoc Committee submitted proposals to initiate misdemeanour procedures, upon which the court would pronounce misdemeanor sanctions in the form of warnings, for violating the same articles of the Electoral Code, against TV 24 Vesti DOOEL Shtip, TV Alsat-M DOO Skopje, TV Kanal 5 DOOEL Skopje, TV Telma DOOEL Skopje and TV Shenja DOOEL Skopje. As regards all other programming services, the Ad Hoc Committee submitted proposals not to impose any measures.
The proposals by the Ad-hoc Committee for Observing Media Coverage are available at the links given below:
Proposals to impose fines:
Proposal to impose measure – TV Nova DOOEL Skopje
Proposal to impose measure – TV Sitel DOOEL Skopje
Proposals to impose warnings:
Proposal to impose measure – TV 24 Vesti DOOEL Shtip
Proposal to impose measure – TV Alsat-M DOO Skopje
Proposal to impose measure – TV Kanal 5 DOOEL Skopje
Proposal to impose measure – TV Telma DOOEL Skopje л
Proposal to impose measure – TV Shenja DOOEL Skopje
Proposals not to impose measures:
Proposal not to impose measure – Makedonska Radiotelevizija – First Programming Service (MRT1)
Proposal not to impose measure – Makedonska Radiotelevizija – First Programming Service (MRA1)
Proposal not to impose measure – Makedonska Radiotelevizija – Second Programming Service (MRT2)
Proposal not to impose measure – Makedonska Radiotelevizija – Third Programming Service (MRA3)
Proposal not to impose measure – TV Sitel DOOEL Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – TV Alfa DOOEL Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – TV Sonce DOOEL Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – Nasha TV DOOEL Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – TV ART DOO Tetovo
Proposal not to impose measure – TV Kompani 21-M DOOEL Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – Radio Kanal 77 DOOEL Stip
Proposal not to impose measure – Radio Slobodna Makedonija DOOEL Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – TV Kanal 5 Plus DOOEL Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – TV Sitel 3 DOOEL Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – Radio Antena 5 DOO Skopje
Proposal not to impose measure – Radio Ros Metropolis DOO Skopje