June 4, 2018

4/6/2018: RUSSIA: 12 YEARS IN JAIL FOR A JOURNALIST

Vienna, 4 June 2018

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) condemns the decisions by a court in Russia against journalist Roman Sushechenko.

Sushechenko, working for the Ukranian news agency Ukrinform was arrested in September 2016 and now sentenced to 12 years in prison on espionage charges.