Vadim Ungureanu

Affiliated media: Deschide.md, Journalist

Incident date: July 14, 2019

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Media Azi

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Andrei Nastase, requested to restrict the access of the journalist Vadim Ungureanu to the press conferences of the General Police Inspectorate (GPI), on the grounds that the latter would have a criminal conviction. The statement was made during a press briefing held at GPI headquarters on Sunday, 14 July, when certain journalists, including Vadim Ungureanu, asked Andrei Nastase questions that the dignitary avoided answering.