Vasyl Klymentyev Explained
| Vasyl Klymentyev |
| Birth Name: | Vasyl Petrovych Klymentyev |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Bereka, Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1] |
| Disappeared Place: | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Employer: | Noviy Stil |
Vasyl Petrovych Klymentyev (uk|Василь Петрович Климентьєв, ru|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]
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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: For information about the missing main editor of the newspaper announced rewards . 17 August 2010 . dozor kharkov ua . Russian . 30 September 2010.
- News: 21 August 2010 . Briefing on the prosecutor's office in search of a journalist . Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) . Ukrainian . 30 September 2010.
- Web site: Mohyliov: Case on disappearance of journalist Klymentyev at a final stage - KyivPost . 20 July 2011 . kyivpost . . 1563-6429 . 12 August 2017.
- Web site: Missing, presumed dead: disappearance of Ukrainian journalist deepens media fears . Harding . Luke . 8 September 2010 . The Guardian . 0261-3077 . 12 August 2017.
- Web site: Missing Kharkiv editor ran small newspaper covering corruption . Lvova . Elena . 2 September 2010 . kyivpost . . 1563-6429 . 12 August 2017.
- Web site: Police draw blank on missing journalist . 2 September 2010 . kyivpost . . 1563-6429 . 12 August 2017.
- Web site: Inquiry into journalist Klymentyev's disappearance continues . The Interfax-Ukraine News Agency . 7 November 2011 . kyivpost . . 1563-6429 . 12 August 2017.
- Web site: A dangerous place for news . 30 August 2010 . mn . The Moscow News . Russian . 30 September 2010.
- Web site: Concerns Mount About Press Freedom In Ukraine As Journalist Attacked . Dorovskykh . Olha . 21 September 2010 . rferl . . 1943-5975 . 12 August 2017.
