Police notifies man of suspicion of attacking "Svoyi. Kryvyi Rih" employee

The police have notified the man possibly involved in the attack on an employee of the online news outlet “Svoyi. Kryvyi Rih” of suspicion, reports the Dnipropetrovska Oblast National Police HQ on their website.

Investigators have issued a suspicion notice under Part 1 of Article 122 (intended bodily injury of medium gravity) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The police identified a perpetrator of the attack. Photo by the National Police

The news outlet "Svoyi. Kryvyi Rih" reported on March 24 that a member of their team had been beaten.

The media outlet's founder Oleksiy Taymurzin said in the comment to the IMI that he believes the attack on their volunteering special correspondent Serhiy was linked to the news outlet's reporting, namely the news story "Garage Morgue". Serhiy’s nose and ribs were broken and he suffered a concussion.

On March 25, the police opened a case over the incident under Part 1 of Article 122 (intended bodily injury of medium gravity) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. A perpetrator of the attack has been identified. The victim identified as the media outlet's lawyer.