The police have no confirmation of the kidnappings of journalists in Slavyansk

Slavyansk, April 21 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – Law enforcement agencies are conducting an investigation into the kidnapping of journalists in Slavyansk: they are looking for witnesses.

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This was reported in the public relations department of the Main Department of Internal Affairs in the Donetsk region.

Let us recall that on April 20 and 21, the media reported that in the city of Slavyansk, supporters of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” kidnapped five journalists: Ukrainians Irma Krat and Sergei Lefter, Italians Paul Gogo and Coss Attanasio, as well as their Belarusian colleague Dmitry Galko. At the same time, money, documents, and photographic equipment were taken from the abducted people and they were held captive by force.

Information about the facts of the abduction was entered into the journal of the unified registration of appeals and statements of citizens of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Donetsk region, the department reported. “Currently, law enforcement officers have not found any witnesses who confirm the facts of the abduction, and there is also no information about the presence of these journalists in the city of Slavyansk,” the police said.

At the same time, the Russian media published a recording of an interview with Irma Kram, in which she stated that the militias were treating her well, keeping her in normal conditions, and she was not going to turn to the new leadership of the country for help. Local journalists also reported that Italian and Belarusian reporters are at large.