NewsWhore
05-21-2012, 01:20 PM
An electoral military contingent was sent to Telesistema, Channel 11 at 7:15pm yesterday, Sunday 20 May, to close down the television station. The JCE had warned the station that their news broadcast had violated the pre-established rules for electoral coverage. The station went back on air at 11pm, but without its electoral news coverage service under news chief Roberto Cavada.
In the afternoon, the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) himself, Roberto Rosario had warned the channel that it was in violation by declaring a winner of the election. Hector Valentin Baez, Telesistema's vice president of business and content, said that the station was closed by order of the JCE, a prosecutor and official from the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel).
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In the afternoon, the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) himself, Roberto Rosario had warned the channel that it was in violation by declaring a winner of the election. Hector Valentin Baez, Telesistema's vice president of business and content, said that the station was closed by order of the JCE, a prosecutor and official from the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)