TV channel 24 - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV channel 24 (24tv.ua) , TV channel

Incident date: November 12, 2020

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

The judge of the Holosiivs'kyi District Court after granting the claim of the former Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Semychko, without waiting for the end of the appeal, issued an executive order for the enforcement of the court's decision. As a result, bank accounts of TV channel 24 and journalists Denys Bihus and Lesya Ivanova were arrested.

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