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The online edition European Pravda received an e-mail threatening the staff with “tough interrogations and prison terms” in case of russian occupation.
The editor-in-chief of the edition Serhiy Sydorenko reported about it on Facebook.
The journalist told IMI that the letter had reached the editorial office and had been signed by one Mesrop Bryzgalov.
The letter said that Russia’s Investigative Committee had opened cases against all of the journalists under the article “extremism.”
“All your contacts and personal data have been handed over to Russian law enforcement authorities,” the letter read.
The anonymous sender promised that when the Russian army would take the settlements where journalists live, they will face “tough interrogations rounds and prison terms.” Journalists are also offered to resign “right now” to testify and avoid “real punishment.”
Serhiy Sydorenko posted a screenshot of the letter on Facebook.
As IMI reported, in early March, Kherson collaborator Kyrylo Stremousov threatened the “dissidents” in occupied Kherson with russian imprisonment.
Odesa media received anonymous letters from the sender Russkaya Odessa in Russian with the topic “Your chance to be savend” (spelling replicated) with threats and a call to “give up anti-Russian activities.”