Pryamyy TV says it sent request to new acting prosecutor general over SBI probe into Portnov's 2019 complaint
Pryamyy television channel has appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, calling for a halt to the investigative actions of the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI), which in 2019 opened a criminal case against the television channel based on a complaint filed by Ukrainian politician and lawyer Andriy Portnov, the former head of the Main Directorate for Judicial Reform in the…
Pryamyy TV channel has asked the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine to halt its investigation into a 2019 complaint filed by Ukrainian politician and lawyer Andriy Portnov, according to the channel's statement. The State Bureau of Investigations initiated criminal proceedings against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko based on Portnov's complaint, which alleged tax evasion during the sale of shares in the TV channel's authorized capital in March-May 2017.
Portnov demanded that the SBI start criminal proceedings, a request that was granted immediately. For the past eight years, SBI investigators have allegedly been exerting unfounded pressure on the TV channel's creative work due to Portnov's complaint. The channel is appealing to Ukraine's Acting Prosecutor General, Anton Kovalsky, who was appointed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on September 17, to review the legality of the investigation and ensure a lawful decision is made in the case.
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