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| Ukrainian journalist faces charges for demonstrating a howitzer firing |
| 2021-11-29 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA Novost] The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) of Ukraine opened a criminal case against journalist Yuriy Butusov after he posted a video of shooting from a howitzer. Butusov posted the video on the Internet on Saturday. He wrote that the footage was filmed a long time ago, but did not specify when and under what circumstances. "Today, on the Day of Remembrance of Holodomor Victims, I must admit that I can probably be involved in the deaths of some people in Donbass - but only in the deaths <...> of the murderers of the Ukrainian people,” he signed the video. The journalist also said that the security forces transmit exclusive information from the places of hostilities. "Possible violations of office will also be checked by those who allowed a civilian to use the appropriate weapons," the RRB website says. Butusov's actions will be checked under the articles "Violation of the rules for handling weapons, as well as with substances and objects that pose an increased danger to others" and "Planning, preparation, unleashing and waging an aggressive war." According to the investigation, the incident took place outside the conflict zone in the southeast of the country, but the exact information will be made public "after a detailed check." The actions of the journalist were condemned by the Ministry of Defense and the Kiev delegation in the trilateral contact group on Donbass. The journalist himself considers this case to be revenge after an altercation with President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press marathon on Friday. Then the head of state said that Butusov worked for the oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and was offended because he did not receive a position in the Ministry of Defense. In addition, the commander-in-chief accused Butusov of the deaths of people in the Donbass. "The State Bureau of Investigation has just opened a case against me under article 437 -" Planning, preparing, unleashing and waging an aggressive war." "I was the one who published the video from Bayraktar (Turkish drone. - Ed. note) and thus led to the death of our soldiers (whom, of course, I did not say)," Butusov said. He believes that the video of the shot was used simply as "an excuse for escalation," although the caption says "it was a long time ago." The journalist said that he was not going to leave the country and would stay in Ukraine. Eight years ago, he already went to the Maidan, Butusov added. |
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