26 May 2010, 18:00
In Krasnodar, local TV reporter beaten
In the evening of May 25, in Krasnodar, Kuban New Television (NTK) Company reporter Alexander Leonenko got beaten by the unidentified persons. TV journalist's colleagues do not take off this attack relates to his professional activities.
The incident occurred on his workday completion, when Alexander Leonenko was leaving the TV Company territory in his car.
"Not far from the TV Company, in about 500 meters, he was forced to stop being blocked by a black BMW, from which the three men came out. They broke the glass in Leonenko's car, dragged him out and started beating", Interfax quotes the chief editor of the NTK "Fakty" program Pavel Tychinkin.
After beating, Alexander Leonenko's face is in abrasions, his tooth is knocked out and his head is bleeding. Leonenko has already given evidence to militia investigators, "Live Kuban" reports.
NTK special correspondent Alexander Leonenko is known for his investigative reports, which are of wide public interest. Among his themes, the illegal sale of alcohol in the Krasnodar region, the situation of illegal migrants.
