Vasyl Klymentyev
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October 10, 1943
Vasyl Klymentyev | |
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| Born | Vasyl Petrovych Klymentyev October 10, 1943 |
| Disappeared | 11 August 2010 (aged 66) Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Status | Missing for 15 years, 5 months and 22 days |
| Employer | Noviy Stil |
Vasyl Petrovych Klymentyev (Ukrainian: Василь Петрович Климентьєв, Russian: Василий Петрович Климентьев, 10 October 1943 - disappeared 11 August 2010) was a Ukrainian investigative journalist and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Noviy Stil based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.[2]
On 11 August 2010, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances[3] and is presumed dead.[4]
Klymentyev was known for his investigations into corruption in the Kharkiv area.[5] He disappeared after leaving his home on the morning of 11 August 2010.[3]
On 15 August 2010, the police opened an investigation on the presumption that it was first-degree murder.[6] On 17 August 2010, Klymentyev's mobile phone was found floating in the Pechenihy Reservoir.[6] Despite several investigations, his fate remains uncertain.[5][7]
Aftermath
His disappearance has been compared[5] to that of Georgiy Gongadze, an internet journalist murdered in 2000 for investigating corruption.[4] Media watchdogs view this as one of many signs of a deterioration in press freedom since the election of President Viktor Yanukovych in February 2010.[8][9]
