The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is disappointed with the decision of a Ukrainian court to keep Ukraine portal head Kirill Vyshinsky in custody and considers it a blatant violation of media freedom, EFJ Secretary-General Ricardo Gutierrez told Sputnik on Tuesday.
BRUSSELS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th December, 2018) The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is disappointed with the decision of a Ukrainian court to keep Ukraine portal head Kirill Vyshinsky in custody and considers it a blatant violation of media freedom, EFJ Secretary-General Ricardo Gutierrez told Sputnik on Tuesday.Ukraine's Kherson appeals court, having considered a defense appeal against the extension of� Vyshinsky's arrest, remanded him in custody earlier in the day.
"The EFJ is once again disappointed by this decision from the appeal court ... In our view, his detention is a blatant violation of media freedom," Gutierrez said.
"The EFJ calls on again the Ukrainian authorities to conduct the investigation on Vyshinsky's case in full compliance with the principles of rule of law, necessity and proportionality," he added.
