The LRTK found that Ren TV Baltic show Territory of Misconceptions broadcast last year violated Article 19 of the Law on Provision of Information to the Public. The show was said to have presented biased and single-sided information about recent events in Ukraine, incited war and hatred towards Ukrainians and Ukraine's legitimate government, its sovereignty and EU and NATO countries that have supported Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Vilnius County Court evaluated the findings of the LRTK and the recording of the show. The court ruled that the LRTK failed to present facts and their legal assessment, thus there was no basis to satisfy the request.
According to the court, neither the LRTK's findings nor the request pinpointed what concrete information of the aforementioned TV show led to the conclusion that certain laws were breached. The LRTK did not include quotes of the show that it regarded biased or one-sided information. It did not explain what concrete recent events were mentioned, what information should be regarded as facts and what information incited war and hatred.
Vilnius Regional Court's ruling can be appealed in seven days to the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.
