The incident with the summons for the journalist of "Slidstvo.info": SBI explained under what conditions they will start an investigation
Kyiv • UNN
SBI investigators are ready to launch an investigation into the incident with the Slidstvo.info journalist, who was allegedly served with a summons to investigate an SBU official, but can only proceed after receiving an official notification and materials from the Prosecutor General's Office.
SBI investigators are ready to launch an investigation into the incident with the journalist of Slidstvo.info, who was allegedly served with a summons for his investigation of an SBU official. However, this will be possible only after the SBI receives an official notification and supporting materials from the Prosecutor General's Office. This was reported by the SBI Communications Advisor Tetiana Sapian during a telethon, according to a correspondent of UNN .
Sapian noted that the SBI had seen a report from the Prosecutor General's Office that criminal proceedings had been opened over possible abuse of office and obstruction of journalists' professional activities by SBU and TCC officers.
"SBI investigators are ready to start the investigation, but this is possible only after the SBI receives an official notification and supporting materials. When this happens, investigators will immediately start working," Sapian said.
When asked whether the Prosecutor General's Office should send an official notification, Sapian replied: "Yes. At the moment, there is only a message from the Prosecutor General's Office that criminal proceedings have been opened. When we receive an official notification and supporting materials, then the investigation will begin.
Context
Slidstvo.info reported that an SBU officer could have instructed TCC representatives to serve a summons on Slidstvo.info journalist who was working on an investigation into the head of the SBU cybersecurity department, Ilya Vityuk.
Based on the materials published by Slidstvo.info, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Army General Oleksandr Syrskyi, ordered an internal inspection of the Commander of the Land Forces regarding the situation with the summons to the journalist for his investigation of an SBU official.
Law enforcers opened criminal proceedings over an incident with a journalist of Slidstvo.infowho was attempted to be served with a summons for his investigation of an SBU official.
The media reported that the head of the Department of Counterintelligence Protection of the State's Interests in the Field of Information Security, Ilya Vityuk, was suspended from his duties while the circumstances published by Slidstvo-Info journalists are being investigated.
