International organizations condemns staged Babchenko’s murder

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ВLeading international journalistic organizations has condemned the Ukrainian security services’ simulation of a murder of the journalist Arkady Babchenko in Kiev, – reported by «Strana.ua».

In particular, it is noted that the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has appealed to the Ukrainian authorities to explain the need to stage death of journalist Arkady Babchenko, calling it «extraordinary measures».
At the same time, it is stressed that the Committee will conduct its own investigation on the situation.
In addition, the situation caused a wave of discontent in the international organization «Reporters without Borders» (RWB).

«RWB expresses its deepest indignation after discovering the manipulation of the Ukrainian secret services, this new step of a war of information. It is always very dangerous for a government to play with the facts, especially using journalists for their fake stories», – the message said.

OSCE also condemned the spread of fake information.
Recall that on May 29, information appeared that journalist Arkady Babchenko was shot in the back in his apartment. But a day later the heads of the GPU and the Ukrainian security service convened news briefing in which the details of the staging of this murder were revealed.
«The Journalist» reported earlier, that Ukrainian security service held a special operation to prevent an assassination of the Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who is actually alive.

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