The minister also threatened to arrest journalists and media executives whom he says have been "spreading Western scenarios." Some analysts see the threats as an attempt to deflect attention from the corruption issue and to fend off potential criminal investigations.
Ministar je takođe zapretio hapšenjem novinara i direktora medija koji su, kako je rekao «promovisali scenarije Zapada». Neki analitičari smatraju da ove pretnje predstavljaju pokušaj da se skrene pažnja sa pitanja korupcije i spreče potencijalne krivične istrage.