The police have opened a probe into the threats targeting a TSN.ua journalist, as reported on the National Police website and confirmed by TSN.ua.
“It has been established that after the release of a journalistic investigation, the head of the television project started receiving threats from unknown persons during telephone conversations,” the police said.
The case was filed under “threats or violence against a journalist” (Part 1, Article 345-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
TSN.ua specified that the journalist in question was Olha Myronchuk, who had received intimidating anonymous calls and messages, some of which involved violent threats.
The news outlet stressed that they viewed such actiona as unacceptable pressure on a journalist and a real threat to her safety. The team contacted the police with an according statement and reported the intimidation efforts to specialised institutions.
TSN.ua says they do not rule out the possibility of the threats being part of a provocation campaign aiming to distabilise Ukrainian society.
Earlier, Bihus.Info journalist Svitlana Stetsenko, who faced online harrassment following the release of her investigation “The Truth About U420 ‘Souvenirs’: Expertise Findings”, contacted the police over the dangerous psychotropic substances her investigation revealed, but did not report the harrassment and verbal threats targeting her.