MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The recent vote by the European Parliament in favor of a resolution calling to counter several Russian media outlets, has proven that all slogans on the protection of freedom of media and other civil liberties voiced previously by the Western governments were nothing but lies, the director of Lebanese radio station Sawt El Shaeb told Sputnik on Thursday.
"The European decision reveals the falsity of the allegations made by the West with regards to the protection of civil liberties and in its core the freedom of the media," Samaan Bou Musa said.
On Wednesday, the European Parliament voted in favor of a Polish-proposed resolution on countering Russian media outlets, such as the Sputnik news agency and the RT broadcaster. As many as 304 voted in favor the document, 179 voted against and 208 abstained. With a total of 691 officials taking part in the vote, less than half supported the resolution.
