Watermelons are not able to answer questions and canceled a briefing

Briefing by National Bank head Sergei Arbuzov postponed indefinitely. The press office of the NBU: "We inform you about changes in the schedule NBU on 24.01.2011r. about the briefing, announced in connection with the planned activities of the Cabinet of Ministers of the day. Date and time of the briefing will be clarified and communicated further. "Earlier, the press service of National Bank of Ukraine has sent the announcement about the briefing Arbuzov, which contained a request for preliminary approval of matters." You will have the opportunity to ask one question the head of the National Bank of Ukraine. Ask appropriate questions to send to e-mail: press@bank.gov.ua until 18:00 on January 19, "- said in a statement. In turn, the independent Kiev-mediaprofsoyuz urged the leadership of the National Bank opt out" of unacceptable practices previously collected from reporters' questions for briefing chairman of NBU. "- This is unprecedented in the history of Ukraine's case, when one of the government requires the prior consent of questions from journalists for a briefing of the ordinary - the chairman of the committee KNMP Yuriy Lukanov. - It is also a dangerous precedent, as the example of other organs of the NBU authorities may resort to the same disgraceful and totalitarian practices that has nothing to do with freedom of speech. Arbuzov Previously refused to answer the query "Ukrainian Truth" about where in 2009 he received 150 million hryvnia dividends. Arbuzov In appointing the head of the NBU, he not spoken in Parliament and did not answer the questions of deputies. He also did not agree to come to the briefing. Source: mycityua.com