Photo: The director of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), Marcel Granier, speaks today, Friday January 21, 2011 , during a press conference in Caracas (Venezuela). The manager announced that the media has presented to the authorities in Venezuela a new request to be allowed to transmit cable and satellite in the country after leaving the air a year ago. EFE / David Fernández
During a press conference of director of Empresas 1BC, Marcel Granier, RCTV was reported will attempt to pass as an independent domestic producer (PNA) .
One year after the closure of RCTV unconstitutional, the legal consultant of the company attended during the morning in Conatel headquarters to request his return to television by subscription in the country, however, the process Reception of documents has not been opened.
Video: Courtesy Globovisión January 21 2011
Granier said that "we never insist on the registration of the NAP or subscription television broadcast in Venezuela, however, always trying to make the applications are with any refusal by Conatel.
"This morning when we present the application and all boxes of documents required, the response we got was that the registration of PNA has not opened yet," he described.
Still, said entered in Conatel necessary documentation, "according to the recently approved reform of the Organic Law of Telecommunications, to authorize us to act as PNA, and in accordance with Article 51 of the Constitution, they are obliged to respond to that approach. "
cable signal to RCTV Venezuela was suspended in January 2010 by Conatel to understand that he was ignoring mandatory rules for broadcasters in Venezuela, including the issuance of the daisy chain of radio and television to relay Chavez acts.
After 53 years, the private television had to stop broadcasting on open May 27, 2007 at midnight, after the Chavez government will not renew the permit on the grounds that it was a company " coup. "
indicated that internally are diversifying their business portfolio to continue to be active and providing production services for third parties. Currently in its headquarters in Quinta Crespo continue to produce spaces for RCTV International, which broadcasts its signal to the rest of the world and in Venezuela can be seen live via the Internet. According
closed Granier and RCTV RCTV International because people are freely expressing your screen to and that is against "the interests of the regime" and its communicational hegemony.
Granier, speaking on the current situation of the country, said there is no better dialog shows that "free political prisoners s, allow the return of exiles, respect private property and allow the return of RCTV. "
"There is a country that dreams of a better life" he added, while ensuring that "the sacrifices and the union will result in the possibility that this dream will come true"
He referred to RCTV in particular, stressing that "has been the scene many struggles. "
"One day justice will be done and is being seen in other parts of the world," he said.
"I insist, is a difficult struggle, because the courts are obviously under instructions policies and do not fulfill the obligation to provide effective justice, prompt, impartial, do not conform to the constitution "reported on the case of RCTV.
"While I have life I'm here," offered Granier. " There are two things that I will never lose the one hope and one's will " he insisted. He said
still stands for "believe in Venezuela" . "My what interests me is to comply with the part I played," he said.
"I appreciate the opportunity, at my age, to have a very interesting challenge " he said, referring to the fight that keeps about the resumption of the signal of RCTV. Pending legal processes
noted that expected response Organization of American States (OAS) on his case.
recalled that before the Supreme Court tried two actions before the Constitutional Court, where he filed a constitutional complaint against the Technical Standards and other, the nullification of the Law on Social Responsibility in Radio and Television, the Technical Regulations and the Act of Conatel . He asserted that "Conatel in an act of barbarism legal standard is not applied retroactively to existing transmissions RCTV action expressly prohibited by the Constitution." These actions are awaiting admission of resources.
also submitted the complaint unconstitutional closure of RCTV American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the OAS. \u202a
The situation facing resources that have been introduced into the case of RCTV, are demonstration of "the politicization of justice blatant, naked," he said.
\u202c \u202a Meanwhile, journalist Televen thanked for attending at the press conference, explaining that he knows "pressure" that is subject to that channel. \u202c
The head of RCTV estimated at over 1,000 million dollar losses and said the company currently maintains "contributions it receives from its shareholders"
today warned that " the lives of us all depends on the will of one person, a person orders in all the estates that are seized are being trained paramilitary forces (...), that orders with impunity and freedom to violate the Constitution (...), which directs the Supreme Court as they should be their decision, which orders the CNE which are the results may publish (...), which commands the military forces that fail to meet their obligations to protect people (...). "
The steering 1BC Group, which owns RCTV, said also lost thousands of jobs could be partly restored if Conatel approves the return of the station the subscription market.
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