Censorship of Poroshenko: SBU and prosecutors want to close the Vesti newspaper
The Ukrainian Security Service accused the popular publication of supporting separatism and “illegitimate sources of funding.”
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This became known from the statement of the head of the SBU Valentin Nalyvaichenko, made at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on issues of combating and combating corruption, which quoted by Espreso.TV.
“The court is now considering materials from the Vesti newspaper provided by the SBU and the Ministry of Justice,” Nalyvaichenko said.
The official explained the position of his department as follows:
“We present the position that this publication supported separatism, acted in an “opaque” way and had “dirty” sources of funding.”
Let us recall that at the end of March of this year, repressions against the publication resulted in the Kyiv District Administrative Court resuming proceedings in the case in which the Kiev prosecutor's office demands the closure of the Vesti newspaper and the Vesti magazine. reporter” on charges of publications aimed at violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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