In April 1995, Vladimir Sobolevskiy, a reporter for Kharkov regional television, was dismissed from his position for “a serious lack of judgment displayed during an interview.” The interview in question was with a renowned economist, A. Gougel, who was critical of a draft Constitution currently being debated in Parliament. Sobolevskiy reportedly reproached the economist for […]
In April 1995, Vladimir Sobolevskiy, a reporter for Kharkov
regional television, was dismissed from his position for “a
serious lack of judgment displayed during an interview.” The
interview in question was with a renowned economist, A. Gougel,
who was critical of a draft Constitution currently being debated
in Parliament. Sobolevskiy reportedly reproached the economist
for his “pessimistic” remarks concerning the draft Constitution
as well as the relations between President Leonid Kuchma and the
Ukrainian Parliament.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
action that seems to have been politically, rather than
professionally, motivated
and that further actions of this nature not occur again
Appeals To
His Excellency Leonid Kuchma
President
Office of the President
Kirov Street no. 6
Kiev, Ukraine
Fax: +70 44 293 1001
Serguei Holovatiy
Minister of Justice
Fax :+70 44 229 6664
Zinovyi Koulik
President of the Ukrainian State Committee on Radio and
Television
Fax :+70 44 229 1170
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