The prosecutor's office will apply for a preventive measure against him. This is stated in the press service of the GPU, distributed on Friday morning, June 23.

According to the message, the head of the online edition of "Country. Ua "and its intermediary were detained on suspicion of committing a crime under the article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine Extortion.

Guzhva, acting in collusion with a person who appeared to be his personal assistant, demanded from the people's deputy of Ukraine 20 thousand dollars for not disclosing in the media information about his personal life and political activities.

On Thursday, immediately after transferring half of this amount through an intermediary, he was detained.

After inspecting his belongings during a search in the editorial office, ten thousand dollars were found in the portfolio of the head of the Internet publication,.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, on the night of Friday, June 23, in the edition of the information resource Country. Ua were searched. After that, the editor-in-chief was arrested.