“On March 17, the Kyiv Court of Appeal closed the proceedings in the attack on the crew of reporters of the Scheme project in the state “Ukreximbank” in the fall of 2021. Source: Radio Liberty Details: The proceedings on journalists have been closed due to the expiration of the former head of the State Bank Yevgeny Metzger, the exterior of Igor Telbizov’s banking safety department, and the expert of the internal security department Oleg Osipov.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Radio Liberty
Details: Proceedings on the attack on journalists are closed due to the expiration of the former head of the State Bank Yevgeny Metzger, the exterior of Igor Telbizov’s banking security department, and the exchanger of the internal security department Oleg Osipov.
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It is reported that in this way the panel of judges, led by Margarita Vasilyeva, granted the petition of the accused and released them from criminal liability. Journalists’ lawyers reported that they plan to contact the ECtHR.
“On the basis of Article 49 of the Criminal Code, to release Mezger EV from criminal liability under Article 171 of Article 171, Part 3 of Article 171, Telbizova IG and Osipov AL Every from criminal liability under Article 171 of Article 171, part 2 of Article 171, Article 126 of Article 126 in connection with the expiration of the period of limitation.
Recall:
- On October 4, 2021, “Schemes” reported an attack in the state “Ukreximbank” while recording an interview with the chairman of the board of this financial institution Eugene Metzger directly in his office. The mezger did not like one of the questions of the investigative journalist Cyril Ovsyasny, after which he ordered the protection of “pick up the cameras” and “to get cassettes”. The journalist was able to record what was happening on audio.
- At first, the state -owned Ukreximbank accused Scheme journalists of an attempt to unlawfully seize restricted information and added that he plans to contact law enforcement.
- Subsequently, “Schemes” managed to restore the video and publish it, after which the communications of the bank changed, and the publication with the accusation disappeared. The next day, Yevgeny Metzger temporarily made authority at the time of internal investigation.
- Subsequently, he was suspected, and two more officials involved in the attack.
- On October 7, Scheme journalists released an investigation into the state “Ukreximbank”, in the premises of which they were attacked on the film crew. Journalists also showed questions about which they took away the cameras and tried to delete the interview.
- Ukreximbank also told their position on the loan of $ 60 million in April 2021 for the purchase of Sky Mall shopping mall, which was asked by Scheme journalists during an interview.
- On October 11, the court sent the removed chairman of the board of “Ukreximbank” Yevgeny Metzger and the director of the department of information policy “Ukreximbank” Volodymyr Pikalov for nightly house arrest in the case of interference with the work of journalists of the program “Scheme”.