Igor Alexandrov

The chief of the TOR TV-company, broadcaster Igor Alexandrov in local trauma ward of the Slavyansk city hospital (Donetsk oblast) on Wednesday, July 4, 2001. Igor Alexandrov was conveyed to the hospital with the serious injures of body an head after being assaulted in the morning July 3. The Alexandrov's colleagues suppose the assault may be caused by his professional activity. In particular, TOR's activity had been cutted three years ago meanwhile Alexandrov had faced the criminal investigation on the people deputy Leschinsky alleged defamation. The deputy was named Vodka's King and his business (vodka production) was considered as grief-bringing in one of Alexandrov's telecast. Alexandrov was deprived of journalism for 5 years by the city court desicion. Photo by Igor Novitsky / UNIAN