The incident occurred during the evening news broadcast. The cockroach ran along the whole surface of the anchor’s desk. The news broadcast was rebroadcast a few hours later, and the morning after.

The next morning, officials of a special revision group under the Ministry of Culture noticed the insect, which resulted in dismissals and administrative punishments of almost thirty employees of the TV company – directors, managers, editors and technicians.

It should be noted that the Turkmen President, Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov repeatedly criticized the national media for “dull and unanimated materials”. He also criticized the Cultue Ministry for “weakening of control over the national television”. Since the inauguration of Berdymuhammedov in February 2007, he has sacked two Minister of Culture.

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