''Aizliegtais paņēmiens'' (lat. ''The Forbidden Method'') is a Latvian investigative news program produced by '' Latvijas Televīzija'' (LTV). Its creator and host is journalist Guntis Bojārs. Every program is divided into two segments: ''Operation'' and ''Discussion''. During the ''Operation'' segment LTV journalists use both public information and

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to research a popular subject in Latvia. During the ''Discussion'' segment host Guntis Bojārs interviews usually 3 experts or politicians on their observations while watching the ''Operation''.

Title sequence

Each episode begins with a brief description of the program.

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landscape and passersby are shown, but these frames are accelerated. Background music is played. Almost all the series (except for specials) begin with the following introductory phrase read by Aigars Rozenbergs:

Series overview

Awards

In 2017 the five episode special ''Operācija: "Tokija"'' (lit. ''Operation: Tokyo'') gained Employers’ Confederation of Latvia prize. In this special a journalist from '' Latvijas Televīzija'' worked in restaurant chain ''

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'' and documented using a hidden camera a sustained

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scheme.

References

External links

Official website

''Facebook'' account
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