Ukrainian singer Elena Topolya gave a detailed comment on the ongoing investigation into the blackmail case. The artist admitted that the process is in its final stages and shared her vision of what punishment should be faced by the person behind the organization of the crime.
Shock from public humiliation
Topolya noted that not only the young man previously detained by the police is involved in the incident. The singer confessed that she was shocked by the motives of the organizer who decided to disgrace her across the country. According to the artist, she is used to trusting people and being sincere to those around her, so such meanness was a complete surprise for her.
"I was simply humiliated across the country. I am an ordinary person, like everyone else. And yes, I am trusting and very sincere. I never look for any meanness in people, let alone such. It was a shock for me because I never expected in life that someone would be very interested in disgracing me across the country. And I know why," the singer noted.
Public exposure as punishment
Elena Topolya clearly stated what she considers just retribution for the crime committed against her. In her opinion, the best legal punishment will be the public exposure of the perpetrator.
"These are very nasty, very mean intentions that I never expected from this person. But now my eyes are open to who this is. The best legal punishment is simply to name the name publicly. That's all," the artist declared.
Details of the criminal case
Recall that the perpetrators demanded $75,000 from Topolya for not distributing private video, the recording of which the singer did not know about. The artist refused to meet the demands and turned to law enforcement agencies.
The police detained a 23-year-old man, who was informed of suspicion under Part 5 of Article 27, Part 4 of Article 189 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (complicity in extortion). He faces imprisonment for a term of 7 to 12 years with confiscation of property.
Previously, Elena Topolya had already hinted at the involvement of a "sufficiently" public person in the organization of blackmail. She promised to name all the names only after the end of the court proceedings.