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Time Media LLC founder Roman Lyubitsky, owner of First Square, was expelled from the party and deprived of his parliamentary powers following the sale of the television channel to journalists associated with PLZH People’s Deputy Viktor Medvedchuk.
The founder and director of Time Media LLC, Roman Lyubitsky, who sold the Lviv television channel Pershy Nezalezhniy to former employees of the so-called people’s deputy group of the opposition platform – For Life Viktor Medvedchuk, which fell under the sanctions of ZIK , NewsOne and 112 Ukrainian television channels, was expelled from the party.
On March 5, the Lviv city organization of the VO “Svoboda” reported about this on Facebook.
“The Lviv regional council voted for the early termination of the powers of deputy Roman Lyubitsky, elected from the VO” Svoboda “. Earlier, Roman Lyubitsky was expelled from the ranks of the association,” the message says.
Lyubitsky’s place on the district council will be filled by Vladimir Kharchuk, explained in the political force.
The owner of “Pershoy Nezalezhny” changed on February 25, it became “Mediaholding Novosti” LLC, which was created by 100 employees of Medvedchuk channels.
On the night of February 2, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on the application of sanctions against the People’s Deputy of the Opposition Platform – For Life Taras Kozak and your television channels.
The sanctions provide for the revocation of the licenses of 112 Ukraine, ZIK and NewsOne, they are ordered to stop broadcasting, all legal activities of media companies are terminated for a period of five years. The providers immediately began blocking TV channels, made a joint statement on “political retaliation” and promised to fight “for their right to broadcast for Ukrainians.” They also continued to work on social media and YouTube.
On February 3, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine sent YouTube official request to close accounts TV channels “112 Ukraine”, ZIK and NewsOne.
Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President’s Office, pointed out that these are channels of the so-called godfather group of Russian President Vladimir Putin Viktor Medvedchuk. “They are used very actively and openly often as instruments of foreign propaganda in Ukraine,” emphasized Podolyak.
The Supreme Court opened proceedings on a claim to lift sanctions against three television channels, the press service of the Ukrainian judiciary reported on February 11.
The employees of the sanctioned television channels aired on February 26 on the channel “Pershy Nezalezhniy”.
An hour later, the channel disconnected from satellite transmission and then, on cable networks, continued to broadcast on the Internet. On the air and on the television channel’s social networks, it was reported that satellite providers and operators received a request from the SBU not to provide any service.
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