OSCE representative calls for open trial of Gongadze's murderer.

STRASBOUrG, October 6 (Itar-Tass) -- OSCE Representative on Freedom of
the Media Dunja Mijatovic said the trial of Ukrainian journalist Georgy
Gongadze's suspected murderer should be open.
Prosecutors explained that the trial is proceeding behind closed doors
because of state secrets involved in the case.
Meanwhile, Kiev's Pechersky District Court has resumed the
investigation of the case of former Interior Ministry General Alexei
Pukach implicated in the murder of Gongadze.
"Pukach's behaviour during the questioning antagonised the
prosecution, the victims, their representatives and even the court," she
said.
"All of his answers were basically mock attempts to get the parties
and the court all mixed up rather than determine the truth and actual
circumstances of the crime," the lawyer said.
On August 30, Pukach said in court that he had killed Gongadze.
Pukach gave exhaustive testimony, it was written down and several of
its copies are kept in different places in case attempts are made to kill
the suspect, Channel Five reported earlier.
The Prosecutor General's Office charged Pukach with complicity in the
murder of Gongadze.
In her latest assessment of threats and responses to attacks against
journalists in the OSCE region, Mijatovic said, "The right of journalists
to carry out their work in safety, without fear of being harassed,
attacked, beaten or killed is fundamental to the protection of all other
human rights."