Calypso Wireless (fka CLYW)

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Here is another article where Christian Turinni responds to the accusations regarding his new appointment:

http://www.laprensa.com.py/v1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1171:director-de-la-tv-publica-responde-a-cuestionamientos-contra-su-designacion-&catid=37:nacional&Itemid=53

Director of Public TV responds to questions on his appointment
Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:31

After taking office and internalize the operation of the Public TV, Cristian Turrini, new director of Public TV, answered some questions about IP Paraguay emerged mainly in social networks against his appointment. He said his role will be to channel administrator and ruled out any conflict of interest.

Turrini, chosen after a competitive examination of merit in which received the most points based on the curriculum and experience in senior management positions, said his role within the Public TV will be the administrator and technical areas that are the managers responsible.

"My role here is as an administrator, not as a producer of some program or driver of any program," noting that the fact that he is a lawyer, economist and lawyer in international relations can not be reason for objection to his appointment in charge.

"I would ask those people who question the fact that I am lawyer if a president of a country is necessarily a career politician," he said noting that in the administration of any company, "an administrator may have had experience in a different category previously. "

On his first day in office at the head of the Public TV, Turrini noted the need to fill several positions left vacant in the channel and reorganize it so to ensure smooth operation.

Calypso Wireless

Asked about his relationship with the American company Calypso Wireless, the new director said that in this case "there is no conflict of interest" and that as head of the board of shareholders and independent director and not an employee of the company and therefore can engage another full-time occupation.
"You can buy shares of the stock companies as a shareholder and have your full-time job, whether it is a member of the board of shareholders (...) I could quit but so far the other directors asked me not to do it," said .

Turrini resigned last July in exchange for the post of president of the company, remaining as head of the board of shareholders, and ruled that unseated reported as a false statement.

"That press release (on their supposed removal) is fraudulent (...) The author of the false document was a director of the company, David Williams, who upon hearing the call for shareholders meeting to evaluate their removal took the false statement, "he said. That case ended with a 3-1 decision in the shareholder vote to remove Williams, said the then president of the company.

Cristian Turrini was confirmed yesterday in the office of Director of Public TV after a selection process involving representatives of the Ministry of Information and Communication for Development, the Ministry of Public Service, audiovisual producers and workers Public TV.