Journalist Sheremet's murder is attack on freedom of media

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) President Pedro Agramunt has described journalist Pavel Sheremet's death in Kyiv as an attack on freedom of the media and called on the Ukrainian authorities to properly investigate it and punish those responsible.

"Murder of #Sheremet: deplorable attack media freedom & safety of journalists! Full investigation needed to bring responsible to justice," Agramunt said on Twitter on Wednesday.

The PACE president also offered his sympathies to Sheremet's "family and loved ones."