Oleksiy Bezproz- vannyi

Affiliated media: Kropyva, Journalist

Incident date: February 2, 2018

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Kropyva

Location: Ukraine, Cherkasy Oblast, Cherkasy

Additional information:

Chief of the Cherkasy Oblast prosecutor's department initiated a criminal proceeding against the journalist, after he published several stories about the prosecu- tor's personal wealth. Prosecutor thought that in a Sept.18, 2017 publication the author spreaded confidential information about him.