Police handed over suspicion to bank management in obstructing the work of journalists
Employees of a financial institution face punishment in the form of a fine of two hundred to five hundred non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens or restriction of liberty for up to five years, with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of up to three years or without it.
On October 4, the Kiev police received a message from the editor of one of the Internet publications on the special line 102 that in the premises of a financial institution on Antonovich Street, the film crew was hindered by journalistic activity. On this fact, the metropolitan investigators initiated criminal proceedings under Part 1 and Part 3 of Art. 171 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - obstruction of the legal professional activity of journalists.
Today, October 7, police and employees of the prosecutor's office handed over suspicion to two bank officials.
In addition, the investigators, together with the procedural heads, study the participation of a third party, whose actions are recorded on video and according to the results of the inspection, the relevant legal qualification will be provided.
Kyiv Police
