Rada asks OSCE, parliaments of Western countries to help free journalist Sushchenko detained in Russia
KYIV. Oct 5 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada has called on the international community to provide assistance in protecting "the rights of Ukrainian journalists" in Russia, including Ukrinform correspondent Roman Sushchenko, who has been detained in Russia on suspicion of spying.
"We are urgently calling for consolidation of efforts toward freeing Ukrainian journalists, condemning the Russian Federation's actions, which grossly violate human rights, and making sure that Ukrainian consular officials and a lawyer are immediately provided with access to the detained Roman Sushchenko," the Rada said in a statement addressed to the parliaments of the European Union member-states, the U.S., Canada and Japan, the European Parliament, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic.
