Head of military enlistment office in Kyiv transferred to lower position after incident with investigative journalist

The head of the Solomianskyi district military enlistment office in Kyiv has been transferred to a lower position.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in response to a request from Ukrainska Pravda

Quote: “As per the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the head of the Solomianskyi district military enlistment office was transferred to another place of service after the incident with the Slidstvo.info journalist.”

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Details: The General Staff explained that according to this decision, the military man would be transferred to a lower position in one of the combat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The decision had been made after a detailed review of all the circumstances of the incident and the information established.

Quote: “The Armed Forces of Ukraine adhere to the principles of openness and transparency in their activities and emphasise the importance of joint work of the media and the public to protect the rights and freedoms of every citizen of Ukraine.”

Previously: It was reported on 9 April that Vasyl Maliuk, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), had suspended Illia Vitiuk, the head of the SSU’s cybersecurity department, pending an investigation into information published by the investigative journalism outlet Slidstvo.Info, and sent him to the front line.

Background:

• Investigative journalists from Slidstvo.info found that Vitiuk’s wife purchased an apartment in December 2013 for more than 20 million hryvnias (almost US$514 million) at the market price. However, the official’s declaration states that 12.8 million hryvnias (approximately US$335 million) was paid for the apartment.  
• It became known on 6 April that following this investigation, the military enlistment officers tried to serve a conscription notice to Slidstvo.info journalist Yevhen Shulhat.
• The Security Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defence, together with the General Staff, stated that they were checking the information published by Slidstvo.info regarding attempts to serve a conscription notice to their journalist after an investigative report on a special service officer.

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