Threats to HotNews journalists, after the editorial was nominated by George Simion: “We are enough to pay you a visit from next week”
“Let the turn come. We are enough to pay you a visit starting next week,” a direct threat message sounds at the Hotnews editorial, received on Tuesday afternoon, in the comment section of our site. The threatening messages came after, on Monday, George Simion, the candidate with the highest chances of winning the Presidency of Romania, wrote a virulent text, entitled “What do I do with you?”, In which he nominated HotNews, G4media and public personalities.
“Let your turn come to you. We are enough to pay you a visit starting next week,” writes in the anonymous message received three times by Hotnews, also sprinkled with more insults.
Hotnews editorial decided not to approve the commentary.
HotNews and G4media, nominated by Simion
In his Monday message on the blog, George Simion has two passages that are formulated as a direct threat to “some of those who pretend to be civilized”, those who do not vote.
For the first time, he says: “What he is kneading now is what we do since 19 with you.”
Then, at the end of the post on the blog, the president of Gold repeated: “You seem dark, irrational and totally undisputed that you accept that the world is not just as you see. What do I do with you? Individual, not in the group.”
The gold candidate explicitly nominated two publications. “The double standard upset me many times. When HotNews becomes G4Media in the terms of comparison Newmedia, I feel that I run out of air: there are no middle points, we remain without round tables where we try to find the consensus and this is only really dangerous and it can lead us to repetition of the totalitisms between the two world wars.”
George Simion's virulent message to those who oppose him: “What do I do with you from May 19? Individual, not in the group.” Nominates HotNews, G4media and public personalities / This after winning the choices: “I have no emotions”
On Monday night, George Simion published a video recording of his office in which he discusses with several journalists of the Digi24 station, in which he reproaches them, in a harsh tone, the “reasons” because he refused to participate in the electoral debate organized on the Television Plateau, to which only Nicușor Dan came. “You want to call me at Digi24 to humiliate me, to make you rating, saying that it is equidistant journalism what you do? You should be ashamed!”, Says the gold leader, in registration.
Video while Nicușor Dan appeared alone at the “debate” from Digi24, George Simion published a video of Digi24 journalists, who say they were in secret filmed: “Do you want to humiliate me, make you rating?”
Several organizations that advocate human rights and freedom of expression condemned on Tuesday, George Simion's gesture, when he filmed the discussion with Digi Journalists without agreement. The incidents of these days represent the latest episode from a series of actions meant to intimidate and restrict the activity of the press, the signators, as well as the NGOs.
The message of civil society is that Romania is facing a worrying situation, and George Simion, the favorite candidate in the presidential elections, “manifests an obvious lack of respect for democracy and” the elementary rules of decency “.
