On 24 April, the sanction was imposed for the third time, which was an unprecedented event in Romanian broadcasting. OTV was then due to be shut down on 29 May. Diaconescu's show started later than usual in the evening, after an announcement written in large white characters on a black background that was reading ""Today, the People's Television has been forbidden by Traian Băsescu for political reasons."" had been broadcast for several hours. Also, a yellow crawl band running at the bottom of the screen announced that Diaconescu was going to "make important unveilings on OTV for the last time". At about 11 PM, Diaconescu appeared on air and held a relaxed free speech, during which he accused various politicians of corruption and also accused members of the NCA of bribery.