Man fined 850 hryvnias for interfering with the work of a MOST journalist

The Kherson City Court fined the CEO of the Kherson private company "ANK" 850 hryvnias, convicting him of obstructing the work of the MOST journalist Olena Hnitetska on September 30, 2024.

The ruling was passed on November 12.

The journalist was attacked by an unknown man on a school's premises in Kherson. The man prevented her from filming and took away her corporate phone, tossing into the construction pit.

During the probe, the attacker pleaded fully guilty, but explained that he had not taken away the journalist's phone or thrown it away, but "started covering the phone camera, which Olena Hnitetska was using to film, with a jacket, knocking it out of her hand, which is why the mobile phone fell into the construction pit".

Olena Hnitetska. Photo by Olena Hnitetska on Facebook

The review of the indictment took place in a simplified procedure without a trial in a court session in the absence of the participants in the court proceedings and without recording by technical means.

As a result, the court found the man guilty of committing a criminal offense (misdemeanor), provided for in Part 1 of Article 171 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and imposed a fine on him.

Earlier, the Kherson police opened a case under Part 1 of Article 171 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Preclusion of the legal professional work of journalists) for the attack on Olena Hnitetska.