November 30, 2001

30/11/2001: RUSSIA -ATTACK ON TV SHOW HOST

Vienna, 30 November 2001

Ildar Zhandaryov host of the TV show “Bez Protokola” (Without Protocol), and of the movie TV review program “Interesnoye Kino” (Interesting Movie), both broadcasted on TV-6, was beaten and robbed by three unknown persons in the early morning hours today on 30 November when he entered his apartment building in Moscow. He was taken to a hospital.

TV-6 is an independent Russian television station with a national reach. TV 6 began broadcasting on 1 January 1993.

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is asking for a fast and transperent investigation of this attack.