Ukraine jails man for plotting to kill Russian reporter who faked own murder
Arkady Babchenko hit international headlines in May by faking his own murder in collaboration with the Ukrainian authorities
Ukraine said it had jailed a man who plotted an assassination attempt against a Russian journalist who sparked a worldwide outcry earlier this year by faking his own murder.
Ukraine security chief Vassyl Grytsak said Saturday that a Kiev court had sentenced Borys German, a Ukrainian citizen, to four-and-a-half years in prison after he was found guilty of helping to plot an attempt on the life of anti-Kremlin reporter Arkady Babchenko.
He said that German had pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation.
Babchenko hit international headlines in May by faking his own murder in collaboration with the Ukrainian authorities.
Kiev sent shock waves through Ukraine and Russia by announcing in May that Babchenko had been shot dead at his home in a contract-style killing.
But at a news conference the next day, Babchenko reappeared in person, stunning the world and sparking anger among journalists and press freedom groups across the globe.