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EBU reveals decision; No sanctions to Ictamai
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) received responses from Azerbaijan regarding allegations that telephone voters in Azerbaijan who voted for the Armenian song in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest were interrogated by security police.

Ictimai, the EBU’s Azeri Member which broadcast this year’s Song Contest from Moscow in May, confirmed its commitment to free and fair voting. While two individuals had been invited to the Ministry of National Security, Ictimai said, the Ministry of National Security had given assurances that nobody had been questioned, either officially or unofficially, on voting in the competition itself.

The EBU’s Director General, Jean Réveillon, said he took note of the statements. However, he stressed that the freedom to vote for any song except the one of the country where you are watching is one of the cornerstones of the contest. “Any breach of privacy regarding voting, or interrogation of individuals, is totally unacceptable,” he added.

The EBU committee responsible for running the Eurovision Song Contest, the so-called Reference Group, examined the matter at a meeting in Oslo on 11 September 2009 and decided to amend the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest to hold the participating broadcaster strictly liable for any disclosure of information which could be used to identify voters*. The new rule aims to ensure that voters’ privacy is respected, and if it is not the EBU will be in a position to impose appropriate sanctions on the offending broadcaster.

*  The regulations governing the previous editions of the Eurovision Song Contest imposed an obligation on the telecom companies involved in the televoting to respect the privacy of the voters. However, the EBU does not have an ability to impose sanctions on them, therefore the new rule was developed.  

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Ontaryo

Date: 18/9/2009 11:45 PM

@ Hellas - Thank you for revealing what Greece's problem and the problem of Greece's ESC fans is. You know it all since you invented democracy! Now that's why nobody is allowed to criticize your entries without getting virtually butchered. Wow, but that now - that is of course true democracy... Wow, I'm so impressed...


HELLAS

Date: 18/9/2009 10:16 AM

KINGOFESC: YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS WRITING. A GREEK SITE GIVES YOU THE FREEDOM TO ACTUALLY CRITICIZE OUR NATION AND MOST OF YOU HERE, ARE USING THE ARTICLES JUST TO SHOW YOUR DISCOMFORT ABOUT GREECE/CYPROUS AND WE DO NOT ACCCEPT DEMOCRATIC LESSONS FROM TURKEY AND ISRAEL, BECAUSE DEMOCRACY IS OUR INVENTION AND YOU OVERUSE THIS DEMOCRACY HERE.


Ontaryo

Date: 17/9/2009 11:46 PM

Lebanon did indeed withdraw because the EBU found out about the law (Something like this might even exist in Azerbaijan, who knows, it's a freaking dictatorship without freedom of press after all) but was then banned for a number of years since some deadline had passed. But I guess when the next glitzy, stupid Azerbaijani act is on stage next May all of this will be forgotten and most will treat them (like Belarus) like any other country and not like the puppets of their government who send them in and put a lot of (oil-)money in it so that they can appear to be like any other nation.


dynamite

Date: 17/9/2009 08:44 PM

Lebanon wasn't banned, they just withdrew. Azerbaijan obviously promised money to EBU or something else. It's a shame for the contest itself. Azerbaijan do not vote for songs but countries. SHAME.


Ruslanita

Date: 17/9/2009 05:37 PM

@ hakim: this is the nature of all humans (including mine) we tend to have a say in the parametric stories of eurovision rather on eurovision itself. in any case we have no eurovision entry to discuss so i think the discussions will be mainly on stories like this, or the usual greek drama and desperation


Hakim

Date: 17/9/2009 05:35 PM

i hope the next days we discuss about music


ESC_dies

Date: 17/9/2009 05:28 PM

this discussion about Greece in 1974 is simply ridiculous..... Junta is over for more than 35 years.... and this comment coming from someone who lives in Israel makes me laugh.... Greece is not the one who bombs other nations whenever they want.... ask Palestinians for more details


alenka2009

Date: 17/9/2009 05:08 PM

@ ALL: the topic concerns Azerbaijan, stick to it please


kingofesc

Date: 17/9/2009 05:03 PM

@ HELLAS I also agree that at 68, Franco has bought the votes, but to win, and has not been proved, to win not just the votes of Portugal, were the other countries as well. And your comment also speaks of the vote between neighboring Portugal and Spain, I tell you to look for your country, that every year 12 exchange points with Cyprus, as in the case between Portugal and Spain, there were several occasions that not voted.


Flavio

Date: 17/9/2009 04:31 PM

Azeirbaijan out of ESC.


HELLAS

Date: 17/9/2009 04:02 PM

OK, THE SAME FOR SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. AND FRANCO BAUGHT THE VOTES FOR SPAIN IN 1968 (VERY DEMOCRATIC!). NOT TO MENTION TURKEY THAT IS ALWAYS UNDER MILITARY CONTROL. SO AEDILES COMMENT MAKES NO REAL SENSE, JUST TO MENTION GREECE AGAIN. THANKS FOR THE PUBLICITY!!!!


musico

Date: 17/9/2009 03:58 PM

He probably talking about The Greek military junta of 1967–1974, or "The Regime of the Colonels". He try to said that Greece wasn't democratic country in that period and they were in ESC


HELLAS

Date: 17/9/2009 03:45 PM

AEDILES: SAME QUESTION. 3RD COUP TEAM? WHAT IS THAT AGAIN? BE MORE CLEAR IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE!!!!


ESC_dies

Date: 17/9/2009 03:28 PM

@aediles what do you mean 3rd COUP team? what's that?


dirofreak

Date: 17/9/2009 02:27 PM

So , as expected, the broadcaster is free of charge with only a Yellow card lol... At least they change the rules lol. I think that Azerbaijan can't win ESC 2010 anyway (because they are hosting EDC, so high cost) but well i think i will add that country to my current ban list (alongside Portugal/Turkey/Armenia/Spain/Israel/Romania and Serbia, because it's useless to vote for them from France, diaspora do it already lol)


kingofesc

Date: 17/9/2009 01:49 PM

In 2005, Lebanon was banned because they don't wont show the israeli act, and in 2009, Azerbaijan attacks the freedom of vote, and do this crap, sincerely, I think EBU it's scared, and allow this, without do nothing. PLEASE DON'T VOTE AZERBAIJAN IN 2010!!


aediles

Date: 17/9/2009 12:23 PM

why do u say this about non demcratic nations? greece entered the eurovision in 1974 during the 3rd COUP team


Jonny-UK

Date: 17/9/2009 12:23 PM

People will still vote for Azerbaijan in 2010, probably less than 0.1% of esc viewers know of this, so it wont make any difference? And to all people saying this is the wrong decision ... the EBU have investigated it, they obviously know more about it than we do sitting here at home so just accept their decision and move on.


_axone

Date: 17/9/2009 12:22 PM

EBU ACCEPTS UNDEMOCRATIC NATIONS LIKE AZERBAIJAN AND BELARUS. SHAME ON THEM


BASTARD

Date: 17/9/2009 12:22 PM

EVERYONE TO BOOOOH THE 2010 ENTRY NEXT YEAR IN OSLO. AZERBAIJAN SHOULD BE OUT


opera

Date: 17/9/2009 12:21 PM

as expected thank u ebu


paskie

Date: 17/9/2009 12:21 PM

EBU IS SO SCARED


Kirkov

Date: 17/9/2009 12:21 PM

The expected decision; No sancion to Azerbaijan, no sanction to Spain not to broadcast live the semi, no sanctions never...


aj_intl

Date: 17/9/2009 12:21 PM

And Svante gets a nice apartment in Baku too! You won't be able to hear much of next year's song over the 3 minutes of booing from the audience!


27boy

Date: 17/9/2009 12:20 PM

big shame


musico

Date: 17/9/2009 12:19 PM

Why I'm not suprised. EBU please reveal how much money Azerbaijan gave to you to make such statement. MAD_NOW I hope you will be right !


mad_now

Date: 17/9/2009 12:18 PM

@ ruslanita: dont worry my friend, no one will vote for azerbaijan in 2010


Ruslanita

Date: 17/9/2009 12:17 PM

ebu is scared i guess



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