Denys Bihus - Justice for Journalists

Denys Bihus

Affiliated media: Bihus.info, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: February 20, 2020

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Bihus.info

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kiev

Additional information:

Police initiated the criminal case and interrogated Bihus.info journalists due to their investigation of the financial state of the leadership of the National Police. The criminal case was opened not in the district precinct but immediately at the Main Investigative Department of the National Police under the articles “Interference in the activity of an officer of a law-enforcement agency” and “Violation of privacy”.

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