National Council warns TV channel "Gamma" and files official complaint to police

The National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council announced its official warning to the TV channel “Gamma” (LLC “Gamma-Consulting”) due to broadcasting of addresses by Petro Symonenko (leader of the banned Ukrainian Communist Party), in violation of the legislation of Ukraine in effect. The decision on this was announced by the National Council at their meeting on June 9, “Detector media” reports. The speech itself was delivered on May 9, and included Communist propaganda. Symonenko called the current government "Neo-Nazi scum that came to power after an armed revolt in 2014". The channel’s owner is the Communist leader's son, Andriy Symonenko.