{"id":76164,"date":"2017-07-12T14:12:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T14:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=58529"},"modified":"2017-07-27T17:27:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T14:27:15","slug":"58529-who-killed-sheremet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/58529-who-killed-sheremet","title":{"rendered":"CPJ: The case on Sheremet murder has gone cold"},"content":{"rendered":"

WATCH IN ENGLISH<\/a><\/p>\n

The case on Pavel Sheremet\u2019s murder has gone cold and there are many questions to investigating authorities, according to the report of Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), presented at Ukraine Crisis Media Center.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s wrong with the investigation? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe case has gone cold. No motive has been confirmed. A significant amount of time and manpower has been devoted to pursuing the so-called \u2018tracks\u2019 based on little or no evidence, while there are some leads that have been paid less attention. The killers, seen on security camera footage planting the bomb, have not been identified, let alone apprehended. Crucial video evidence surfaced thanks only to investigative journalists who found and published it in the documentary \u2018Killing Pavel\u2019. [\u2026] Dozens of people, including Pavel\u2019s family, friends and journalist colleagues I spoke with for this report, blamed authorities\u2019 incompetence, negligence or sabotage, or a combination of all of the above. All of these raise serious concerns about investigators\u2019 ability, credibility, motivation, objectivity, and transparency,\u201d stated Christopher Miller, journalist at Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty.<\/p>\n

The key questions of concern are who exactly from what agency is in charge of the investigation \u2013 Prosecutor General or the Head of the National Police; who surveilled and threatened \u2018Ukrainska Pravda\u2019 journalists in advance of Sheremet murder, why the authorities did not make public the photo of a woman who planted the bomb into the car – which would have helped to find her, what are details of the alibi of former SBU agent Igor Usitimenko.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestigators told us that the Sheremet case consists of hundreds of volumes, each containing hundreds of pages of collected data. They repeatedly stated that they consider this case a priority and are working hard to solve it. Yet, a year after the murder there are no identified suspects, no arrests, no prosecutions, and no justice delivered. We expect more than hard work. We expect results. [\u2026]\u00a0 If Ukraine is genuine in its commitment to EU principles, it must demonstrate clear progress in solving Sheremet\u2019s case. For its part, the EU must make solving the case an immediate priority and set it as a benchmark for accessing the success of Ukraine\u2019s reforms,\u201d emphasized Nina Ognianova, Coordinator of CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia Program.<\/p>\n

Is any positive progress expected?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is hope for positive progress, says Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, after CPJ meeting with the President. \u201cPresident Poroshenko proposed incorporating an internationally recognized investigator into the national team, with the approval of the Sheremet family. The creation of such a mechanism would require the support of Ukrainian civil society, but could add heft and an element of independent oversight to the investigation,\u201d he noted. Secondly, the team of producers of \u201cKilling Pavel\u201d have agreed, on a trial basis, to share information with government investigators and vice versa.<\/p>\n

CPJ recommends the Ukrainian authorities to reinvigorate the investigation by focusing Sheremet\u2019s journalistic work in Ukraine as the possible motive for the crime; following up on the findings of independent investigation; provide regular substantive progress reports to the public and promptly respond to interview requests about the investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe failure conveys a sense of impunity, that it is ok to kill journalists, or threaten them, or intimidate them. \u2026 Who killed Pavel Sheremet? We need to know. Ukraine \u2013 if it is to become the country it wants to be \u2013 wants to know. The world needs to know,\u201d stressed Alan Rusbridger, member of the board of directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists, former editor-in-chief of \u201cThe Guardian\u201d in London.<\/p>\n

CPJ representatives confirmed that both National Police and Prosecutor General\u2019s Office are considering a press conference on July 20, the anniversary of Pavel\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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