The management of Gradska RTV obviously believes that it should work as a secret service, and not as a public service, said Miloš Mašković, a councilor of the European Union in the Assembly of the Capital City.
He said that, after Gradska RTV decided to hide the way it spends the money of the citizens of Podgorica, he sent an urgent message to the secretary of the Capital City Assembly, demanding that the Local Public Broadcaster, whose founder is the Capital City Assembly, provide answers.
"I asked for an explanation of how our money is spent, how official vehicles are used, how this media operates, as well as how certain individuals, despite not meeting the legal requirements, reached leadership positions," Mašković said.
He said that the City RTV responded to the questions by claiming that it is not obliged to respect the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly of the Capital City, despite the fact that the Assembly is their founder and financier.
"Paradoxically, according to the provisions of Article 44 of the same Rules of Procedure, Gradska RTV previously answered my questions. However, at that time I did not investigate illegalities and possible abuse of official positions by individuals, including those connected to certain criminal proceedings that were conducted or were still in progress," he added.
Mašković pointed out that Gradska assumes that they do not know the reasons why many journalists left this media, while they were replaced, for example, Mašković claims, by young members of the Democrats who should be objective and impartial in their work.
He said that in addition, a significant number of employees come from private media close to the parties in power.
"The obvious running away from the truth best shows the state of the Local Public Broadcaster, which turns out to have been very unlucky since its establishment. If, according to the urgency sent yesterday, I do not receive answers, I will initiate appropriate legal proceedings against the Local Public Broadcaster Gradska RTV." , Mašković concluded.
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