Journalist from Russia Today, expelled from Romania
An Irish journalist, but working for Russia Today, was detained by Romanian police when he arrived on Thursday in Bucharest to tell about Sunday’s elections, writes Stiripesurse.
Chay Bowes told the Russian press that, when his plane landed at Otopeni Airport, the Romanian police « climbed the plane, asked who Chay Bowes and six of them took me out of the plane. »
After a short restraint, the journalist was expelled from the country and climbed on a plane to Istanbul.
The spokesman for the Russian MAE, Maria Zaharova, criticized the Romanian authorities that they prevented the journalist from doing their job.
According to him Zakharova Bowes did not violate any rule and fulfilled all the formalities when crossing the border but immediately after landing at Bucharest six representatives of the Romanian Security forces approached it. « He did not even have time to get out of the plane, because he would take his things from the cabin, » said Rt .
Zakharova He stressed that the security forces « knew beforehand » about Bowes’s arrival and « prepared to put pressure on him. » She stressed that they decided to « use the strength against the journalist and to ensure that he cannot carry out his professional journalistic activities. »
The Permanent Electoral Authority announced on Thursday evening that, in order to observe the presidential elections in Romania, it has issued a total of 299 accreditations of associations and foundations, foreign journalists and international observers.
According to an AEP statement, Agerpres, 87 foreign journalists were accredited to observe the presidential elections in our country.
Journalists from: Sky News, Agence France Presse, MTVA, Action Press International, EFE agency, EPA Images, Associated Press, Spanish National Radio (RNE), Getty Images, Reuters and Reuters News Agency (RFI), France 24, France 24, BBC, Radio Toronto International, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Torno International, Nova Bulgaria, Nova Bulgaria Teleradio Moldova, Free Europe Moldova, Euronews Serbia, Sipa Press, Politiken, IPN, Pro TV Chisinau, TVR Moldova, UATV/Freedom TV Channel.
