Earlier, the council initiated a procedure for imposing restrictions on the TV channel, accusing it of inciting hatred.
According to Moskovsky Komsomolets, the Latvian National Council for Electronic Mass Media of Latvia decided to ban the retransmission of the Russia-RTR TV channel for a year.
“We have defended our infospace and will continue to defend it”, – said the head of the council, Ivars Abolins, specifying that the ban will come into force on 15 February.
Earlier, the council initiated a procedure for imposing restrictions on the TV channel, accusing it of inciting hatred. The reason was the statements of the participants and presenters of the 60 Minutes program.