UN officials condemn murders of politician, journalist in Ukraine
In a statement released by his spokesperson earlier on Friday, Ban took note of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s call for a swift investigation into the shooting deaths of Oleg Kalashnikov and Oles Buzyna.
Kalashnikov, a politician, was reportedly found dead from a gun-shot wound inside his home on 15 April while Buzyna, a journalist and writer, was killed outside his home by unidentified assailants the following day.
Ban urged that all other such crimes be “urgently investigated” by authorities, stating that such an approach would be “critical in order to ensure the rule of law and the need to bring the perpetrators to justice.”
At the same time, Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN agency mandated to defend press freedom,condemned Buzyna’s murder, stating that journalists must be able to practice their professions “without fearing for their lives.”
“Society as a whole suffers each time a journalist is silenced,” Bokova declared in a press release.
She added, “The authorities must spare no effort in shedding light into this killing.”
Photo: UN Photo/Mark Garten (file)
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