Pavlo Lazarenko - Investigative Journalism

Investigative Journalism

Pavlo Lazarenko activity was investigated by many Ukrainian journalists. Among them the most notable success was achieved by the following ones:

• Vadym Klymentyev, deputy editor of the Dnipropetrovsk newspaper "Our City" ("Nashe Misto"), editor in chief of Dnipropetrovsk municipal newspaper "Zoria".

• Mykola Kravchuk, editor in chief of Dnipropetrovsk newspaper "Our City" ("Nashe Misto"). In 2000 Nikolay Kravchuk being an editor of edition, opposition to Lazarenko, was splashed in the face with acid by unknown person. Then journalists accused Pavel Lazarenko of the attack.

• Borys Filatov, journalist, lawyer, author and host of the television program "The provincial chronicles", which went on air of Dnipropetrovsk 9-th channel; in 2010 the TV show called "The provincial forecasts" went on the air of Dnipropetrovsk regional state TV and radio company (51 channel).

• Borys Braginsky, a political journalist, first deputy chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk regional organization of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine.

• Serhiy Leshchenko, a political journalist, deputy editor of the online publication "Ukrainian Truth" ("Ukrainian Pravda").

• Serhiy Rakhmanin, editor of the Ukrainian policy department of the newspaper "The Mirror of the Week", a member of the All-Ukrainian commission on journalistic ethics, author and host of "No slogans" program (joint project of "Public Radio" and radio "Continent").

In 2008, according to the results of collective investigative journalism, the book "The Phenomenon of Lazarenko. Villain or Genius?" edited by Vadym Klymentyev was published. It was dedicated to the analysis of the politicians’ life course

According to the results of investigations of journalist Boris Filatov two documentaries, that revealed the essence of the charges against Mr. Lazarenko in the U.S., were filmed