Vasyl Klymentyev

Vasyl Petrovich Klymentyev (Ukrainian: Василь Петрович Климентьєв, Russian: Василий Петрович Климентьев 10 October 1943 - disappeared 11 August 2010) was a Ukrainian investigative journalist and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Noviy Stil based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[2]

Vasyl Klymentyev
Born
Vasyl Petrovich Klymentyev

(1943-10-10) October 10, 1943
Bereka, Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Disappeared11 August 2010 (aged 66)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
StatusMissing for 10 years, 5 months and 23 days
EmployerNoviy Stil

On 11 August 2010, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances[3] and is presumed dead.[4]

Disappearance

Klymentyev was known for his investigations of corruption in the Kharkiv area.[5] He disappeared when he set off from his home in the morning of 11 August 2010.[3]

On 15 August 2010, the police opened an investigation on the presumption that it was first degree murder.[6] On 17 August 2010, Klymentyev's mobile phone was found floating in the Pechenezskiy Reservoir.[6] Despite several investigations, his fate is still uncertain.[5][7]

Aftermath

His disappearance has been compared[5] to that of Georgiy Gongadze, an internet journalist murdered in 2000 for investigating corruption.[4] Media watchdogs have seen it as one of many signs of a deterioration in press freedom since the election of President Viktor Yanukovych in February 2010.[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "For information about the missing main editor of the newspaper announced rewards". dozor kharkov ua (in Russian). 17 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  2. "Briefing on the prosecutor's office in search of a journalist". Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) (in Ukrainian). 21 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  3. "Mohyliov: Case on disappearance of journalist Klymentyev at a final stage - KyivPost". kyivpost. Kyiv Post. 20 July 2011. ISSN 1563-6429. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. Harding, Luke (8 September 2010). "Missing, presumed dead: disappearance of Ukrainian journalist deepens media fears". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. Lvova, Elena (2 September 2010). "Missing Kharkiv editor ran small newspaper covering corruption". kyivpost. Kyiv Post. ISSN 1563-6429. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. "Police draw blank on missing journalist". kyivpost. Kyiv Post. 2 September 2010. ISSN 1563-6429. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. The Interfax-Ukraine News Agency (7 November 2011). "Inquiry into journalist Klymentyev's disappearance continues". kyivpost. Kyiv Post. ISSN 1563-6429. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. "A dangerous place for news". mn (in Russian). The Moscow News. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  9. Dorovskykh, Olha (21 September 2010). "Concerns Mount About Press Freedom In Ukraine As Journalist Attacked". rferl. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). ISSN 1943-5975. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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