Val Butnaru

Affiliated media: Jurnal TV, Director

Incident date: January 12, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Jurnal TV

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

On the basis of a complaint filed with the police by a former policeman about whom Jurnal TV did a journalistic investigation, an officer of the Inspectorate of Police of the Buiucani sector from Chisinau initiated an administrative libel case. In his judgement, he recommended that the court deprive the director of Jurnal TV of the right to operate for one year. The case was referred to the court of the Ciocana sector.