The prosecutor's office of the Kiev region investigates the facts of official negligence of police officers in the case of beating a journalist of Channel 5 in the village of Khodosovka in the Kievo-Svyatoshinsky district. This was reported by the press service of the supervisory authority.

"The prosecutor's office of the Kiev region on the treatment of journalists, registered the criminal proceedings on the fact of official negligence of police officers during the conflict in the. Hodosovka, "the message says..

It is established that the journalists carried out videotaping of illegal gidrokamyva sand in the village of Hodosovka. During the performance of their professional duties, four men tried to prevent them. During the conflict, which turned into a fight, journalists were injured. There were police officers at the scene, but they did not ensure proper protection of public order.

"Responding to improper performance of their official duties by police officers from the Investigative Directorate of the Procurator's Office of the Kiev region 30. 05. 2017 criminal proceedings were registered on h. 1 st. 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, "it was reported..

At present, witnesses are questioned in the criminal proceedings and the scene of the incident is examined.

In addition, the Kiev-Svyatoshinsky local prosecutor's office carries out procedural management in criminal proceedings initiated by the. 2 items. 345-1 (threat or violence against a journalist) and h. 1 st.

171 (obstruction of professional activity of journalists) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The investigator is instructed to conduct a forensic medical examination.

As reported, the day before in the village of Hodosovka near Kiev unknown persons attacked the journalist of the Stop Corruption project on Channel 5, when he conducted his journalistic investigation.

Doctors diagnosed a 24-year-old journalist with a bruise of the soft parts of the head on the right, a neck injury, a closed chest trauma.

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