Affiliated media: Jurnal TV channel , Journalists

Incident date: July 29, 2021

Attack type:

• prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Jurnal TV channel

Location: Moldova, Chișinău

Additional information:

Former police officer Alexey Vizdan again stormed the editorial office of JurnalTV, together with Ion Cernei, a police officer of the Dubăsari district. Both expressed dissatisfaction with the information published by the TV station about their involvement in cigarette smuggling schemes and other illegal activities. They gave the JurnalTV administration a «warning» and tried to intimidate the journalists involved in the investigation. The editorial board reports that a preliminary declaration has been retained. The case is in the court of the first instance.