Media: Two Ukrainians Suspected of Working for Military Intelligence Remanded in Custody in Vienna
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Mykhailo Tkach, one of Ukraine's best-known investigative journalists, said after his release that he felt like he was being treated like a terrorist by the Austrian authorities. The suspicions against him and his colleague could not be substantiated.
The journalist received numerous cuts to his face and arm by broken glass during the arrest made by the Austrian police.
Four Ukrainian citizens have been detained in Vienna on suspicion of espionage, two of whom are alleged to be members of the Ukrainian military intelligence service. The other two are journalists from the Ukrainian newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, who were later released after the suspicions against them were not confirmed, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced on October 9. The two alleged spies were arrested on October 5 and will rema…
In addition to Ukrainska Pravda journalist Mykhailo Tkach and cameraman Yaroslav Bondarenko, two other Ukrainians, alleged military intelligence workers, were also detained in Austria on suspicion of espionage.
According to information from the State Prosecutor's Office in Vienna, the suspicion of espionage in the case of the journalists was not confirmed, so both were released.
Four Ukrainian citizens were detained in Vienna this week on suspicion of espionage, including a well-known investigative journalist and his cameraman. The journalist was later released, but the cameraman remained in custody on Friday. The Austrian authorities' action is reminiscent of the Hungarian gold convoy case in several respects, but a significant difference between the two cases is that no proceedings were initiated in Austria against th…
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