Poles protest against media law

World January 8, 2016 21:00

warsaw - In nearly twenty cities in Poland Saturday people go to the streets to demonstrate against the new media law. This law, signed Thursday by President Andrzej Duda, means, among other things, that the government can appoint directors and editors of public broadcasting itself and firing.

         The opposition, journalists and human rights groups accuse the national-conservative government of it to get too much influence on the media. The protesters say Saturday to fight for the preservation of democracy.
With the commencement of the Act are directly appointed new bosses at major television and radio stations. The German commissioner Günther Oettinger said a few days ago that he believes that Poland should be under surveillance.,, We are in agreement and I will not speculate about further consequences, '' said Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission Thursday.,, Let's not dramatize. We value friendly and good relations with Poland. ''