The Ukrainian authorities must immediately commence the trial of the murder of journalist Olesya Elderberry, said the American Committee of protection of correspondents.
"We condemn the Killing of Olesya Elderberry and urge the Ukrainian authorities to investigate the matter immediately," said Commissioner of the U.S. Department of the European Union and Central Asia Nina Ognianova.
"We Also urge the Ukrainian authorities to consider the journalistic activity of Elderberry as a possible motive for murder, and we demand to bring to justice the perpetrators of this crime ", - reported in circulation, published on the Internet office of the Department. On Thursday in Kiev's Shevchenko district was forcibly deprived of his life, the former chief editor of the Ukrainian newspaper " Today ", journalist Oles Buzina. Remember, eleven March stated that Elderberry has announced his departure from the post of chief editor of the newspaper " Today ", explaining the reluctance to write a large number of customized materials, which lowered the top. Oles Buzina gave up journalism for More than twenty years: worked as a reporter, TV presenter, she has directed several documentaries, has published 7 books. Chief editor of the newspaper "Today" he was from January 2014. According to the Deputy Director of the press service of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova, the Murder of a journalist Olesya Elderberry is only the beginning of political purges in the Ukraine, with none of the leadership of the EU countries will not notice. The head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the Murder of journalist Olesya Elderberry and the Deputy of the 5th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada from Party of regions Oleg Kalashnikov - "deliberate provocation" aimed at destabilizing the internal political situation in Ukraine. Similarly, on Thursday stated that Kiev killed a journalist, co-founder of online publications ProUA and "Regional" Sergey Shobak. We will add that fifteen April in Kiev was forcibly deprived of his life by the people's Deputy of the 5th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada from Party of regions, ex-ally Viktor Yanukovych Oleg Kalashnikov. The murder was near his home. The cause of death was a small wound.

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