TAP’s chairman of the board said on Tuesday that the principle of non-interference by the state was “gradually replaced” by scrutiny and that the departure of Alexandra Reis exacerbated “problems affecting the proper functioning” of the company.
“The principle of non-interference was gradually replaced by the practice of control,” said Manuel Beja, who is being heard by the TAP Commission of Inquiry, adding that it “became clear that any subject that could have an impact on the media could be the control” of the Ministry of Infrastructure, or the Ministry of Finance, or both.
The administrator also said the departure of Alexandra Reis, whose €500,000 fee led to the creation of the Commission of Inquiry, “helped bring to light many of the issues affecting the proper functioning of TAP”.
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Source: DN
