Dmytro Volodymyrovych Hnap (, Dmytro Volodymyrovych Hnap; born 19 December 1977) is a Ukrainian journalist at Slidstvo.Info and Hromadske.TV. His work focuses on corruption and crime.
Biography In 2014, he and other journalists collaborated to preserve documents found at the Mezhyhirya Residence after President Viktor Yanukovych fled Ukraine. Hnap won the main award at the 2015 Mezhyhirya Festival for his investigative work.
In April 2016, a libel lawsuit was filed against him by Oleksandr Korniyets, one of the Ukrainian top prosecutors dubbed the "diamond prosecutors", previously suspected of taking bribes in what has been described as a witch hunt against many Hromadske journalists launched by Petro Poroshenko's supporters.Poroshenko’s troll army borrows Kremlin techniques, Unian, 19 April 2016
On 25 June 2018, Hnap announced he was leaving journalism to start a political career. He said he would take part in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary elections, and in primaries for a single liberal opposition candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election.Ukraine's investigative journalist Hnap quits job, to run for president, UNIAN (26 June 2018) He officially became a presidential candidate on February 8, 2019, nominated by the party Power of the People. Hnap continued to host his own political talk show "Right to the Truth" on "24 Channel". Occupation of the TV: Why do politicians become TV presenter, Ukrayinska Pravda (12 February 2019) On 1 March he withdrew his candidacy in favour of supporting fellow candidate Anatoliy Hrytsenko.Hnap ready to pull out from presidential race in favor of Hrytsenko, but his party’s endorsement needed, Kyiv Post (1 March 2019) Hnap also withdraws from the elections in favor of Hritsenko, Ukrayinska Pravda (1 March 2019) The following day Power of People officially withdraw Hap's candidacy. "The Power of People" has withdrawn its candidate Hnap from the presidential race, Ukrayinska Pravda (2 March 2019) In the election Hrytsenko did not proceed to the second round of the election; in the first round he placed fifth with 6.91% of the votes. Results of the presidential election in 2019. The first round, Ukrayinska Pravda (31 March 2019)
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