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Times.am, Armenia
Nov 20 2010
GALA TV fellow workers were kept by Turkish National Security Service
By Times.am at 20 November, 2010, 1:24 pm
On November 19 the staff of the `GALA' TV was arrested by the Turkish
National Security service while working in Kars. The staff was working
in one of the quarters where Armenians lived before, when some
military servants with civic dress came to them and forbade them to
shoot video.
Then the staff included five people were brought to National Security
department to check their documents, the reseale delivered by `GALA'
TV reports.
`The National Security fellow-workers informed the staff didn't have
any rights to shoot videos without permission in Kars and in Turkish
Republic in the whole. The TV workers answered it was just impossible
to get any permission as there were no official in Turkish State
Departments on Bayram Holiday.'
The staff members denied to hand their passports saying that was a
violation of their rights. After having some phone conversations, the
security officials said Armenians had to pay a fine. But after some
more calls they said no fine was needed. They answered to Armenians
complaints just by smiling and treated to tea. This is just a rule,
there is no intention here, they said.
All this unpleasant process lasted for 90 minutes. Then GALA reporters
were asked to stop shooting and the group left.
/Times.am-Armenian news/
From: A. Papazian
Nov 20 2010
GALA TV fellow workers were kept by Turkish National Security Service
By Times.am at 20 November, 2010, 1:24 pm
On November 19 the staff of the `GALA' TV was arrested by the Turkish
National Security service while working in Kars. The staff was working
in one of the quarters where Armenians lived before, when some
military servants with civic dress came to them and forbade them to
shoot video.
Then the staff included five people were brought to National Security
department to check their documents, the reseale delivered by `GALA'
TV reports.
`The National Security fellow-workers informed the staff didn't have
any rights to shoot videos without permission in Kars and in Turkish
Republic in the whole. The TV workers answered it was just impossible
to get any permission as there were no official in Turkish State
Departments on Bayram Holiday.'
The staff members denied to hand their passports saying that was a
violation of their rights. After having some phone conversations, the
security officials said Armenians had to pay a fine. But after some
more calls they said no fine was needed. They answered to Armenians
complaints just by smiling and treated to tea. This is just a rule,
there is no intention here, they said.
All this unpleasant process lasted for 90 minutes. Then GALA reporters
were asked to stop shooting and the group left.
/Times.am-Armenian news/
From: A. Papazian