‘The Killing of a Journalist’ — an OCCRP Documentary (TRAILER)

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project published this video item, entitled “‘The Killing of a Journalist’ — an OCCRP Documentary (TRAILER)” – below is their description.

Directed by OCCRP’s Matt Sarnecki, “The Killing of a Journalist” tells the story of the 2018 murders of OCCRP’s Slovak colleague Ján Kuciak and his fiancee, Martina Kušnírová. Investigative journalists used leaked police files from the murder investigation to uncover vast corruption at the highest levels of Slovak society.

The film had its European premiere at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic on July 2022 and will be widely available soon.

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