A photo of Irina Farion's alleged killer is being shared on Telegram channels. The Center for the Death Penalty claims it is a fake
Kyiv • UNN
The Center for Strategic Communications has denied the information about the photo of the alleged killer of Iryna Farion. The police and the Security Service of Ukraine are taking a set of measures to find and detain the real criminal.
A photo of the alleged murderer of public figure Iryna Farion has been circulated online. The Center for Strategic Communications assures that this is a fake, UNN reports.
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Telegram channels have circulated a photo of a 21-year-old man who may be the murderer of former MP Iryna Farion.
According to the Center for Strategic Communications, this information is unreliable.
Recall
On July 19, an unidentified person shot at Iryna Farion, a linguist and professor at Lviv Polytechnic. The woman was taken to the hospital with a head wound in extremely serious condition.
Irina Farion died in the hospital.
Police have several versions of the murder of linguist Irina Farion, including public and political activities and personal animosity. Law enforcement officers found a shell casing after the shooting and do not rule out a "Russian trace" in the crime.
In the morning, the police, together with the SBU, are carrying out a set of measures to detain the attacker who shot Farion. Law enforcement officers are interviewing eyewitnesses, checking information, studying surveillance video, and taking other measures to identify the attacker and his whereabouts.
The funeral of linguist Iryna Farion will be held on July 21 at 19:00 in the Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv, the funeral will take place the next day, July 22, and the public figure will be buried at Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv.
