Ukraine’s National Police have initiated a criminal investigation into claims that journalists from the Skhemy anti-corruption program violated the right to privacy of controversial Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. The move comes soon after criminal charges were brought against guards who tried to prevent the journalists from carrying out their investigation, and is viewed by the Skhemy team as retaliation and an attempt to intimidate them.
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Ukrainian pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk (C), Ukrainian lawmaker Nestor Shufrych (L) and Ukrainian former president Leonid Kuchma (R) take part in informal peace talks with pro-Russian separatists of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" in Donetsk on June 27, 2014.
